The Ondo State Waste Management Authority said 25 persons were arrested by its officials during the last Saturday in the state for violating state environmental laws.
The General Manager of the Waste Management Authority, Mrs Ayo Adeyemo, who disclosed this after the sanitation exercise said the suspects were arrested during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise held across the state on Saturday and have been charged to court and fined.
Adeyemo lamented that some residents of the state were fond of committing environmental offences and expressed dissatisfaction over the development, saying a surveillance team had been set up to arrest and prosecute whoever is caught.
She said: “Twenty-five people were arrested during the environmental sanitation exercise and they have been charged to court.
“Dumping of waste indiscriminately has now become a norm among people of Ondo State becoming a major issue threatening public health.
“Though the refuse would be evacuated as the government has emplaced stringer measures to bring sanitation violators to book.
“The surveillance team has been set up to arrest and prosecute erring members of the public.”
The Permanent Secretary, Ondo State Ministry of Environment, Mr Akin Asaniyan, said despite some challenges, the state would regain its leadership position in cleanliness in Nigeria.
The Chairman Committee on Waste Repositioning in Ondo State, Mr Kehinde Badejo, said efforts are ongoing towards ensuring cleanliness is returned to flashpoints in the state capital, while plans were in place by the government to bring violators of waste management laws to book.
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