ENVIRONMENTAL INFRACTIONS: KWARA SEALS 14 BUILDINGS

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According to Hajia Nafisat Musa-Buge, the state’s commissioner for the environment, the Kwara government has sealed off 14 properties in the last few days because of environmental concerns. This information was released on Thursday.

Musa-Buge said to reporters in Ilorin that the unclean conditions of the structures, which were thought to have a detrimental effect on the neighborhood, were the cause of the development.

“This is necessary to reiterate the government’s commitment to sustaining a hygienic and safe environment,” she said.

According to NAN, state authorities in Kwara blocked off eight buildings in Sabo-Oke in the state’s Ilorin South Local Government Area on Wednesday.

Additionally, six structures on Onikun-Kewu Street in the Adabata Area of Ilorin were blocked off by environmental health inspectors last week.

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According to Musa-Buge, the purpose of sealing off the structures in these residential areas was to stop the spread of cholera and other related diseases, even if the buildings were in violation of the state’s environmental rules.

She reaffirmed the state’s present administration’s dedication to keeping Kwara’s residents and prospective investors in a sanitary, safe, and clean environment.

“It is no longer news that Environmental Health Officers across the 16 LGAs have begun the enforcement of environmental laws.

“This is especially through house-to-house inspections of toilet facilities to sustain the healthy living of residents.

“This initiative has already started yielding positive results,” the Commissioner said.

Musa-Buge observed that some homes continue to expose human waste to the outdoors despite the ministry’s constant insistence that people should avoid open defecation and install proper toilets.

“This occurs through their defective soak-aways.

“But this practice is dangerous to the living conditions of the residents in these areas,” she said.

The Commissioner gave the public the assurance that environmental rules would be enforced and that house-to-house inspections would continue throughout the state to determine compliance.

She thus asked the people of Kwara to work with the current administration of the state to support the creation of a safe and clean environment that would be livable for everyone.

The Commissioner also pleaded with landlords to construct standard restrooms in their homes, threatening to penalize anyone who failed to do so.