Nigeria, April 26 -- Long queues have resurfaced at filling stations across Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, as motorists struggle to purchase petrol.

The queues surfaced Monday morning and remained through Thursday, as traffic gridlocks appeared across major parts of the city while many service lanes were closed to traffic.

Many filling stations in Wuye, the Central Business District, Wuse, Kubwa, and the Lugbe areas of the city sold petrol at prices ranging between N680 and N700.

However, the retail outlets of the NNPC continue to sell the product for N617 per litre.

Black marketers were also seen hawking petrol in jerry cans as interested motorists and other residents jostled to buy at prices ranging between N1000 and N1200 per litre...