The Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, DCTDA, has secured the conviction of 17 individuals and corporate bodies for environmental violations in the state capital territory. Eighteen defendants were arraigned before a competent court, with one discharged. Offenders include Otutu Resources on Nnebisi Road, convicted for operating in a dirty environment and trading on a setback; Martins I.C., for maintaining dirty premises and trading on setbacks; Turner Bakery, for failing to meet environmental requirements; and the Landlord/Occupier of Silver House, for discharging obnoxious wastewater into public drains. The prosecutions were initiated by DCTDA Director General Patrick Ukah, who stated the agency is intensifying efforts to eliminate environmental infractions. Ukah described the convictions as part of ongoing enforcement of environmental laws to create a cleaner, more orderly capital territory. He warned that no individual or organisation would be spared, declaring that the era of disregard for environmental regulations is over. All offenders, he said, would face the full weight of the law. Ukah urged residents, traders and business operators to maintain clean premises and comply with environmental standards to avoid prosecution.
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