Ogun Court Sentences Eight Waste Offenders to Community Service

 






Ogun State Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, has sentenced eight persons to community service for indiscriminate waste disposal in parts of the state capital.

The offenders were prosecuted by the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, on a two-count charge bordering on illegal dumping of waste on public roads.

The prosecutor, Kehinde Ogunsola who is the Medical Officer of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, Kehinde Ogunsola said the offenders were apprehended in  at Isale-Igbein, Car Wash and Abiola Way areas of Abeokuta while dumping refuse in public places.

He noted that the offences were said to have constituted health and environmental hazards, including offensive odour, fly infestation, the risk of cholera outbreaks and flooding.






Delivering judgment, Magistrate A.K. Araba found the eight offenders guilty and sentenced them to community service within the Isabo Magistrates’ Court premises.


He also ordered that photographs of the offenders carrying out the community service be displayed on the court’s notice board, warning that any repeat offender would face imprisonment without the option of a fine.


Reacting to the judgment, the Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of OGWAMA, Alhaji Farouk Akintunde, commended the judiciary for supporting the agency’s efforts to curb indiscriminate waste disposal.


Alhaji Akintunde reaffirmed the authority’s commitment to intensifying enforcement across the state and urged residents to patronize approved waste managers and avoid dumping refuse in unauthorized locations.

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