Bauchi Mobile Court convicts four people for violating environmental laws

By Maisaje Mamuda Wakili:

A Mobile Court sitting at the Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency BASEPA has convicted five persons for violating various sanitation and environmental laws in the state after they have pleaded for leniency

The Magistrate, Laraba Hamisu, convicted Musa Bashir of Magaji Quarters for violating the monthly sanitation exercise

He was sentenced to ten days community service under the supervision of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Bauchi and BASEPA.

The court also sanctioned Malam Bello Hassan of Kur for blocking waterways.

Similarly, Sarajo Yusuf, Shu’aibu Abubakar and Adamu Musa of Zango were convicted for blocking their neighbour’s wastewater channel due to illegal construction on a setback.

Meanwhile, Barrister M.S. Abdulkarim, counsel to Malam Bello Hassan who was accused of refusing to obey a court order directing him to remove the illegal blockage of waterways, asked the court to adjourn the case to enable him study the matter.

The court granted his application.