Kwara State Sanitation Task Force Arrests 400 for Violating Environmental Laws

Date: 2024-09-02

As reported by The Punch, the Kwara State government revealed on Sunday that over 400 residents were arrested, arraigned, and fined for violating the law during Saturday's statewide environmental sanitation exercise.

According to a statement issued by Kamaldeen Aliagan, the Press Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, the offenders were apprehended by the state Environmental Sanitation Task Force and subsequently taken before mobile courts where they were convicted and fined.

The statement further quoted the Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Buge, who led the exercise, as describing it as largely successful.

“The exercise was successful because there is an improvement in the level of compliance. We, therefore, call for more adherence to the environmental laws because it is in the best interest of the people,” Buge said.

She disclosed the arrested environmental offenders were arraigned before 17 mobile courts strategically positioned across the metropolis.

“The good aspect is that none of the offenders can feign ignorance of today's sanitation exercise, as enough sensitisation was carried out by the ministry on radio, newspapers and online. It is obvious they willfully flouted the laws and so they were made to face the full wrath of law, to serve as a deterrent to others,” she added.

The commissioner stressed that the monthly environmental sanitation was “in line with the state Environmental Sanitation law in Section 29 (2) CAP E4 of 2006, which stipulates that the hours of sanitation is from 7 o'clock to 10 o'clock in the morning.”

She stressed that the move was necessary to ensure the total eradication of indiscriminate dumping of refuse and forestall the outbreak of diseases.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ajidagba     Computer Based Test     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     ASUU     Bashir Adigun     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     YAKOOYO     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Muhammad Yahya     Olaiya Zuberu     Olokoba     Senate Presidency     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Olabode Towoju     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Henry Makinwa     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Saka Adeyemo     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Solomon Edojah     Atiku Abubakar     Ita-Nmo Market     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Elerinjare     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     National Pilot     Sobi Hill     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Sai Kayi     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Agbarigidoma     Babs Iwarere     Mohammed Haruna     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Frootify     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Mohammed Saidu     Yusuf Aiyedun     All Peoples Party     11th Galadima     Ayinde Oki     Ahmed Alhasssan     Oye Tinuoye     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Tsaragi-Share     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Umar Danladi Shero     Olawuyi     College Of Health     Okala Baba     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Lanre Aremu     Sabi     Abraham Ojo     Buhari     Pilgrims Board     Jide Ashonibare     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Kulende-UITH     Kola Ologbondiyan     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Ilorin International Airport     Owo Arugbo     Nigeria Customs Service     Falokun-Oja     Javed Khan     Demola Banu     Tinubu     Kwabes     Oke-Kura     Femi Ogunsola     Bamidele Adegoke     Oke-Odo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Ademola Kiyesola     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Lateef Alagbonsi     Gobir     Kulende     Sheikh Alimi     Umar Adelodun     Ahmed Dankaya     Kolade Solagberu     Usman Alkali Baba     Kale Ayo     Ekiti     Gani Saadu     Post-utme     The Herald     Amosa     Hamid Bobboyi     Okanlawon Taiwo     Adesoye College     Valsolar Consultoria     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Aliyu Muhammed     Kwara State Sports Commission     Aminat Ahmed     Yusuf Abubakar     Ojo Fadumila     Otoge     Moses Rahman Popoola     Sayomi     Adeola Abraham     Manzuma     Col. Adedipe     Salaudeen Oyewale     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Musbau A. Akanji     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Playing Host     Kumbi Titiloye     Kwabes     Unilorin FM     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Vasolar Consultoria     A.O. Belgore     Amina El-Imam     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ita-Ore     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     EFCC     George Funsho Adebayo     Salary     Oja-Oba     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Okasanmi Ajayi     Olohungbebe     Isaac Gbenle     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Government High School Adeta     Idiagbon     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Obayomi Azeez     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Olawuyi     REO CAKES     Modibbo Kawu     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     First Lady     Fareedah Dankaka     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Esuwoye     Ajikobi     SAPZ Project     Abdullahi Samari