FLOODING: OGUN ARRESTS, PROSECUTES 128 ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDERS
FLOODING: OGUN ARRESTS, PROSECUTES 128 ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENDERS
Determined to maintain a clean environment and reduce constant flooding, the Government of Ogun State has arrested and prosecuted 128 environmental offenders.
The offenders apprehended and prosecuted in the state capital, Abeokuta, and other major towns such as Ijebu-ode, Sagamu, Ota, Ifo, Mowe and Ibafo, were found guilty of dumping refuse on roads, medians, water courses and canals.
Disclosing this to journalists on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Head of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Ola Oresanya, said the offenders who pleaded guilty were subsequently fined between N5,000 and N10,000.
He added that the offences contravened the state environmental laws, thereby aiding flooding that destroyed public and private properties as well as infringing on public peace and safety.
Oresanya noted that the successful prosecution of the environmental offenders will serve as a deterrent to others, urging residents of the state to patronize waste managers assigned to their areas.
Determined to maintain a clean environment and reduce constant flooding, the Government of Ogun State has arrested and prosecuted 128 environmental offenders.
The offenders apprehended and prosecuted in the state capital, Abeokuta, and other major towns such as Ijebu-ode, Sagamu, Ota, Ifo, Mowe and Ibafo, were found guilty of dumping refuse on roads, medians, water courses and canals.
Disclosing this to journalists on Saturday in Abeokuta, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment and Head of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Ola Oresanya, said the offenders who pleaded guilty were subsequently fined between N5,000 and N10,000.
He added that the offences contravened the state environmental laws, thereby aiding flooding that destroyed public and private properties as well as infringing on public peace and safety.
Oresanya noted that the successful prosecution of the environmental offenders will serve as a deterrent to others, urging residents of the state to patronize waste managers assigned to their areas.