The Kwara State Government has reportedly sealed at least 14 buildings over environmental infractions, News About Nigeria reports.
The state’s commissioner for environment, Hajia Nafisat Musa-Buge, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
She noted that the buildings were sealed off due to environmental concerns, adding that dirty environments, which were believed to negatively affect the community, contributed to it.
According to her, the State government is committed to sustaining a hygienic and safe environment for residents of the state while creating a safe haven for investors to come in.
The state government last week sealed off six buildings on Onikun-Kewu Street, in the Adabata Area of Ilorin, and sealed an additional eight buildings at Sabo-Oke in the Ilorin South Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.
She maintained that the buildings in these residential areas violated the state’s environmental laws, and sealing them off was intended to prevent an outbreak of cholera and other related diseases.
She also noted that despite incessant advocacy by the ministry on the need to stop open defecation and build standard toilets, some houses still expose human excreta to the environment.
She said, “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. This occurs through their defective soakaways.
“But this practice is dangerous to the living conditions of the residents in these areas.”
