A total of 158 individuals arrested on Saturday for violating the monthly environmental sanitation exercise have been arraigned before the state’s sanitation court.
This was contained in a statement by the information and PR unit of the Akwa Ibom State Environmental Protection and Waste Management Agency (AKSEPWMA).
The offenders were arraigned before the Environmental Sanitation Court in Uyo, where Senior Magistrate AMANDA EFFIOM charged them with failing to participate in the monthly sanitation exercise, a violation punishable under Section 39 of the Akwa Ibom State Public Health Law.
Some of the accused pleaded guilty, while others denied the charges, leading to further proceedings.
The penalties handed down by the Senior Magistrate included community service and fines ranging from N3,000 to N12,000.
Governor UMO ENO had personally led the sanitation exercise on Saturday, which had a significant turnout of stakeholders, including the Commissioner of Police, traditional rulers, and winners of the AKSEPWMA essay competition.