THE Oyo State Government in its move to eradicate street trading has prosecuted about 45 illegal street traders within Ibadan metropolis after declaring the act illegal.
The government has also stated that adequate measures are being put in place to prevent flooding in the state, noting that dredging has commenced on some major streams and blocked drainages are being cleared across the state.
The traders who appeared before Magistrate Patricia Olasunbo Adetuyibi at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources premises on the illegal placement of their goods on public roads were prosecuted under Section 2, Sub-Section 14 of the Oyo State Solid Waste Management Offences, Fines and Sanctions.
The traders, who pleaded that they would not display their goods on the street again, were sentenced to two months imprisonment with an option of…
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