The Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DCTDA) arraigned 18 persons and corporate bodies before a competent court last Thursday, April 17, over various environmental offences. The agency secured the conviction of 17 offenders, while one defendant was discharged.
The action, initiated by the Agency’s Director General, Patrick Ukah, is part of ongoing efforts to enforce environmental laws and ensure a cleaner, more orderly Capital Territory.
Among the convicted offenders were Otutu Resources on Nnebisi Road, for operating in a dirty environment and trading on setbacks; Martins I.C., for dirty premises and trading on setbacks; Turner Bakery, for non-compliance with environmental requirements; and the Landlord/Occupier of Silver House, for discharging obnoxious wastewater into public drains.
Speaking on the development, Ukah said the agency would sustain the enforcement exercise, warning that more offenders would face prosecution as efforts intensify to rid the Capital Territory of environmental infractions.
According to him, there will be no mercy for persons or organisations found violating environmental regulations. He stressed that all offenders would face the full weight of the law until the Capital Territory is clean.
Ukah reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to ensuring compliance with sanitation standards and urban regulations, adding that the era of disregard for environmental laws is over. He urged residents, traders, and business operators to maintain clean premises and comply with all environmental requirements to avoid prosecution.
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