Oyo task force swoops on street traders, prosecutes 44 offenders

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Oyo State Government task force swooped on violators of street trading law in the state, arresting and prosecuting at least 44 offenders.

The offenders were arrested along Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan North and Salvation Army/Ogunpa Ibadan NorthWest.

Others places were Anajere Market Academy, Iwo road, in Lagelu and Egbeda Local Government areas in Ibadan, the state capital.

Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Rotimi Babalola, in a statement on Friday, said the exercise was carried out in order to ensure that streets get more sanitized and environmental friendly.

He added that the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mrs Modupe Adeleye, mobilised a team of Directors of the Ministry and Officers of Oyo State Road Transport Maintenance Agency (OYRTMA) and the Environmental Task Forces, for the enforcement in markets within Ibadan metropolis.

“The Oyo State Government, on Thursday, arrested and prosecuted 44 violators of street trading, along Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan North, Salvation Army/Ogunpa Ibadan NorthWest, Anajere market, Academy, Iwo road, in Lagelu and Egbeda Local Government areas of the state.

“This was a follow-up to the myriad warnings and sensitization against street trading by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources,” he said