[size=18pt]Court jails 18 tenants for poor sanitation [/size]

A Grade 'A' Customary Court in Somolu, Lagos State, on Wednesday sentenced 18 tenants to two months' imprisonment for poor sanitation.


The Court President, Mrs. Modupe Bajulaiye, held that the tenants, of No. 103 Ilaje Road, Bariga, were keeping a dirty environment, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Bajulaiye, however, gave an option of N10,500 fine each to three of the tenants who had pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge preferred against them.

She gave an option of N2,500 each to three tenants who pleaded 'guilty' to only one of the counts while 12 others who pleaded 'guilty' to the two-count charges got an option of N1, 500 fine each.

Bajulaiye observed that the tenants had engaged in indiscriminate dumping of refuse by failing to provide waste bins in their premises.

The Bariga Local Council Development Area had accused them of promoting a dirty environment and failure to repair their dilapidated roofs, cracked walls and defective septic tanks.

The council's Sanitation Officer, Mrs. Iyabo Okeowo, said that the offence was contrary to sections 6, 7 and 8 of the Lagos State Environmental Health Law.


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Ok, I applaud the state for tackling poor sanitation.

But imprisonment is going too far.

Ileke-IdI:

Ok, I applaud the state for tackling poor sanitation.

But imprisonment is going too far.

what do u mean, this ppl are dirty

and they wouldn't learn until drastic action are made

alj harem:

what do u mean, this ppl are dirty

and they wouldn't learn until drastic action are made

Closing down their premises is good enough.
Monthly check up is enough.
Not opening their premises until they've passed the inspection is enough.

Ileke-IdI:

Closing down their premises is good enough.
Monthly check up is enough.
Not opening their premises until they've passed the inspection is enough.

no no no ileke idi

let us not compromise and deceive them

this ppl are not blind to see that there enivroment is not dirth enough

i am sure before they were arrested, they would have been some woring for them to clean and tey did not listen

alj harem:

no no no ileke idi

let us not compromise and deceive them

this ppl are not blind to see that there enivroment is not dirth enough

i am sure before they were arrested, they would have been some woring for them to clean and tey did not listen

Ok, who were arrested? The actual owner or the owner/employees? Ask yourself that.

If all employees/owners were arrested, how is that fair to the employees?

If only the owner, wouldnt the employees still keep the premises open by the owner's family and his employees. . . . still making money from dirty premises.

Now if the premises is closed down till it passes the inspection test, the business would be losing large amount of money. That's all that is needed.