No fewer than 5,000 people, who contravened the Kano State Environmental Sanitation Law, have so far been prosecuted, according to Dr Ali Makoda, the State Commissioner for Environment.
The alleged violators were arrested and tried by the state’s mobile courts between January to March.
Makoda, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Alhaji Sagir Wali, told newsmen on Saturday shortly after monitoring the monthly sanitation exercise in eight local governments areas.
According to him, the violators were arrested along the major roads in the city during sanitation.
“We were able to arrest 5, 000 defaulters and they were charged to our mobile courts which imposed some fines on them, he said.
He noted that Saturday’s sanitation exercise was a huge success compared to previous ones with regard to level of…
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