The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kano Directorate, has sealed off two facilities over alleged involvement in illegal processing of substance suspected to be petroleum products. The two illegal refineries were discovered in two communities on the outskirts of Kano metropolis, in Gezawa Local Government Area.
The illegal refineries were discovered through covered intelligence gathering by the DPR, in collaboration with the operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State command.
The Operations Controller of DPR Kano and Jigawa commands, Alhaji Musa Zarumi Tambawal, who led the enforcement team of the DPR to seal the facilities, said analysis are ongoing to ascertain what actually is being produced at the illegal refineries.