Light traffic flow now characterises most highways in the Kaduna metropolis as residents lament the hardship caused by fuel scarcity in major towns of the State.

A Correspondent monitoring the development reports that long vehicle queues adorn petrol filling stations, with some car owners spending nights on fuel queues.

Residents who spoke to NAN urged the government to intervene in the matter and ensure the availability of fuel.

One of them, Mr. Dogara Samaila said he had to pay N600 per liter of petrol in the black market as he could not withstand the long queues in the few fuel stations selling petrol.

“As you can see, there are few vehicles plying the road due to fuel scarcity; the government should ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians.

“Nigeria, as a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is not supposed to be experiencing this hardship; we are beyond that,’’ he said.

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Malam Adamu Muhammad, a civil servant, said he had to spend the night at a fuel station before he could get fuel for his car, urging the government to look into the matter and profer solutions.

Meanwhile, some commuters have lamented the dearth of commercial vehicles on the highways as a result of the scarcity, saying movement in the metropolis was stressful.

Mrs Ruth John, a market woman, said that the transport fare she paid to go to the market had doubled the old price, adding that she had to hustle to board commercial vehicles.

On her part, Miss Salma Ibrahim said she had to trek a distance from her house before she could get a Taxi to get to her location, praying to God to make things easy for Nigerians.(NAN)