In its efforts of ensuring environmental safety and protection of public health, the Kano State Government has sealed a store located at Airport road by France road in Sabon Gari area and the second one at No. 2 Court at Gyadi Gyadi for environmental nuisance.
Ismail Garba Gwammaja, the director of public relations and enlightenment of the ministry disclosed this in a statement sent to GLOBAL TRACKER in Kano at the weekend.
According the statement, the state Ministry of Environment and Climate Change which sealed the store was said to found them to be storing insecticides and fumigation items emitting bad odors that posed a nuisance to the nearby community and people passing by.
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“According to the Director Pollution Control of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Malam Ibrahim Nasir who led the operation said, the ministry has received a complaint from the community on the bad odour emitting from the shop and immediately send an environmental officers to verify the allegation which proved to be truth, and the shop owner was served with abatement notice to relocate and stop storing such items which they didn’t comply, and the ministry has no option rather than to seal the shop and drag the issue to court for ruling “.
On his part the Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahiru M. Hashim, said the sealing was part of the government’s efforts to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and protect the health and well-being of citizens.
“The storage of hazardous materials in a residential area or within the community is a serious environmental and health risk offence,” said Dr. Hashim
“We will not tolerate any activities that compromise the safety and well-being of our citizens in Kano State”.
The Ministry urges residents to report any environmental concerns or violations to the authorities for prompt action. Adding that the ministry is up and doing to safeguard the environment and health hazards as well as preserving our ecosystem for healthy and greener environment he emphasized.