Jethro Ibileke/Benin
Edo State Government Monday said it has secured the conviction of four persons for noise pollution.
The State Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Reginald Okun, disclosed this during an interview with journalists in Benin City, Edo State.
He, however, did not mention the names of the convicted noise makers and at which court.
He said the government was clamping down on persons who violated laws on noise pollution in the State, saying: “We have secured four convictions, with more persons to be charged to court soon.”
Okun said it was regrettable that people disregarded laws on noise pollution, adding that the government would not tolerate any behavior that disregarded law and order, or people being laws unto themselves.
This is even as he said that the practice was common with some religious centres, relaxation spots,…
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