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A Magistrate Court sitting in Owerri has convicted three persons, Ikechukwu Nwosu, Ogechi Osuji and Edwin Iheanato for indiscriminate disposal of waste at the Hardel Orji District Owerri.
The court found the defendants guilty of violating existing waste management and sanitation regulations within the district.
During the proceedings, all three defendants pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them, following due legal processes as stipulated under the Eastern Waste Management Corporation Law No. 2 of 2025 and other relevant sanitation laws governing waste disposal in the state.
Consequently, the defendants were convicted and sentenced by the court to three months’ imprisonment or a fine of ₦50,000 each, as ordered by the Magistrate.
Court convicts three over indiscriminate waste disposal in Imo
