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124 Persons Sentenced To Community Service Over Open Defecation In Ogun

 

At least 124 persons have been arrested and sentenced to community service for open defecation in Ogun State.

The Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Environment and the Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Ola Oresanya, disclosed this to journalists Thursday in Abeokuta.

According to him, the offenders were arrested in various parts of the state with 82 of them arrested in the Mowe-Ibafo axis in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.

Oresanya warned drivers of articulated vehicles and their cohorts to stop defecating on medians and roadsides while on stopovers.

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He urged them to visit public toilets provided by the state government for their convenience instead of engaging in such unwholesome practice.

Oresanya disclosed the state had mandated all petrol stations and eateries in the state to make their conveniences available for public use as part of their corporate social responsibility.

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Alex Enemanna

A print journalist with vast knowledge of political developments in Nigeria. Passionate about equity and fairness through robust developmental journalism.

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