The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) has sealed-off a six-room building in Ilorin for violating environmental laws.
The building which is located at Onikun-Kewu Street, Adabata area of the State was sealed off at about 2:30pm.
The Acting General Manager of the Agency, Hajia Idayat Folorunsho Adeola, who led the enforcement team, explained that the Agency received a complaint from a resident in the community that occupants of the house expose human excreta to the environment through their defective soak away.
She explained that the act of the occupants of the building is very dangerous to the health of residents in the area, hence the decision of KWEPA to seal-off the building was to enforce compliance with the extant environmental laws and prevent the community from epidemics such as cholera.
The General Manager explained further that the occupants of the building also failed to comply with the abatement notice earlier served on them, contrary to the provisions of the health and enviro
nmental laws of the State.
She assured that the Agency would not hesitate to take legal actions against individuals or premises whose acts violate environmental laws.
Idayat then urged Kwarans to cooperate with environmental health officers while carrying out house to house inspections to prevent the outbreak of diseases.
Source: Voice of Nigeria