The Kwara Government has warned people living on  Unity road and  Amilegbe area of Ilorin against dumping refuse inside Asa River.

Mr Tunji Morounfoye, the  Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, gave the warning  in a statement  issued in  Ilorin on Wednesday.

The commissioner urged residents of Ilorin to cultivate a  positive attitude toward waste management so as to check water-borne diseases.

While expressing disgust  at the indiscriminate manner people dispose off their refuse in Ilorin, Morounfoye warned that  government would not hesitate to sanction erring residents.

Morounfoye also said he had served a quit notice  to traders near the Unity bridge to check  indiscriminate dumping of refuse in the area.

He said government would  set up an enforcement team to check indiscriminate dumping of wastes under  bridges in Ilorin, adding that those caught would be prosecuted.

The commissioner also said  government had  concluded arrangements  to provide roadside bins near bridges in the capital.  (NAN)