THE Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) has apprehended five men for dumping of refuse in a canal at Igando-Iba link bridge, area of the state.
The Commissioner For Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.
Wahab said the five men would face prosecution as a deterrent to others who fail to obey the environmental laws of the state.
“In a clear demonstration of our zero tolerance for indiscriminate refuse dumping, five persons have been arrested for dumping refuse in the canal along Igando-Iba road Link Bridge.
“They were arraigned and remanded in Kirikiri prison on Thursday.
“The accused persons who were arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting in Oshodi for dumping waste in a canal had their case adjourned till July 9.
“They are identified as Quassim Jamiu, 44, Ayo Jamiu, 18, both from Kwara state, Alexander Innocent, 40, from Akwa Ibom, Oparinde Taiwo 55, from Ogun State and Moses Adelowokan 76, years old, from Osun state,” he said.
He said these men who were apprehended by a team from KAI and security men had conveyed the waste in a lorry.
He said that they were in the process of dumping it into the canal when security men swooped on them.
“These latest arrest is coming less than 48 hours after we read the riot act to all those who engage in disobeying provisions of the state environmental laws that if caught, they will face prosecution,” he said.
Wahab reiterated the resolve of the state government to come down hard on all those who engage in indiscriminate dumping of refuse.
He said the state government would ensure diligent prosecution of all the arrested people to serve as a deterrent to all those who had similar intentions.
He reminded all those with similar intentions to be wary because they risk three months imprisonment and a fine of N250,000.
He said the state had provided PSP waste operators across all the wards to evacuate waste from homes and neighbourhoods in the state for a fee.
