By Nneka Nwogwugwu
48 people in Lafia on Saturday have been arrested for violating the environmental sanitation laws of Nasarawa State.
A mobile court handling environmental sanitation exercise-related cases prosecuted the 48 persons.
The Prosecutor, Mr Abubakar Mohammed, who is also a Chief Environment Officer in the state, told the court that the suspects were transacting their private businesses while the monthly sanitation exercise was ongoing.
Agwai said access roads into the state were blocked while the exercise lasted to prevent vehicular movement from outside the state.
He called on members of the public to always keep their environment clean to guard against outbreaks of diseases.
The last Saturday of every month is set aside by the Nasarawa State government for the sanitation exercise, pmnews Nigeria reports.
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