By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Environmental Tribunal court on Saturday fined about 60 offenders for flouting the state environmental laws and various sanitation infractions.
The offenders were apprehended for allegedly flouting the state’s environmental sanitation laws during the environmental sanitation exercise in the state at Bodija, Iwo-road, Beere, Sapati, Elewi-Odo, Ojoo, Gate, Oke-bola and other locations in Ibadan.
In his judgement, Magistrate Raheem Wasiu maintained that the offenders were caught dumping refuse in an unauthorized areas and are thereby guilty of violating the Oyo state environmental sanitation and waste management laws.
Magistrate Wasiu ordered the offenders a fine of between ₦5,000 and ₦25,000 for their offences.
Speaking on the exercise, Oyo stateCommissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abiodun Oni lauded the Magistrate for his professionalism, saying the present administration in the state, will not leave any stone unturned towards regaining the environmental sanity in the state.
“No matter how we take care of our environment, it usually has an impact on every stakeholder’s health and as soon as we enforce the law, it goes a long way in making the state a healthy one”, he said.
Mr Oni added, ” Oyo state is a pacesetter state, a state we should be proud of and strife in making it safe and healthy for all and sundry”.
