Sanitation: Court Convicts 73, Remands Three In Sokoto

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Court in Sokoto has convicted 73 persons and remanded three others in prison custody for breaching sanitation laws.
The suspects were arrested during the monthly sanitation exercise in Sokoto.
The magistrate, Mr Shu’aibu Ahmed, said that their offence was contrary to section 7(10) of the Public Health Law of the state.
The court sentenced the owners of four filling stations to three months in prison, or pay N10,000 each as fine.
Similarly, 15 drivers were sentenced to 21 days in prison or pay an option of N2,000 fine each.
The court also sentenced four articulated vehicle drivers to one month in prison, with an option of N3,000 fine each.
In the same vein, 50 motorcyclists were sentenced to seven days in prison, with an option of N 1,000 fine each.
Ahmed, however, ordered that three suspects should be remanded at the Sokoto central prison, until February 24 for continuation of hearing.
Commenting on the exercise, the Chairman of the Task Force Committee on Environmental Sanitation, Sqdn. Ldr. Aminu Bala (Rtd) expressed delight with the cooperation of Sokoto residents to the exercise.
“We have recorded about 90 per cent compliance by the residents and this should be sustained.
“The people should know that the exercise is aimed at keeping the state clean with a view to improving their health,” he said.