Kwara State Government has warned violators of the monthly sanitation exercise in the state to desist from the habit as anyone caught not observing the exercise will face the full wrath of the law.
The Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Buge, gave the warning in Ilorin during the monthly exercise held across the state.
In a statement by the ministry’s Press Secretary, Kamaldeen Aliagan, the commissioner expressed worry that about 150 sanitation offenders were apprehended and charged to mobile courts sitting at various locations across the state by the Task Force Team, who went round to monitor the exercise.
Buge said despite sensitisation and advocacy campaigns on both print and electronic media as well as other social media platforms, violators still dared the law by coming out during the exercise, especially the commercial Okada and tricycle riders as well as market women who were going about selling their wares illegally during the sanitation hours.
The Commissioner who described the act as unacceptable, reaffirmed that violators will be dealt with within the ambit of the law.
While reassured the public that the present administration would not relent in its efforts to sustain a clean and hygienic environment for the Kwara residents, Buge expressed happiness that the exercise was successful and will continue to improve until full compliance is achieved from the residents.