The caretaker committee chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government, prince Tunde Tella has warned that anybody that molests any of his environmental health officers will go to jail.
He gave the warning while briefing newsmen on the activities of his administration in getting rid of open defecation and indiscriminate dumping of refuse and faecal matters in the Local Government Area.
Tella was particularly miffed by the recurring incidences of the citizens beating up of Environmental Health Officers (Wole Wole) in the course of doing their duties.
He vowed that the prosecution and eventual jailing of the people that recently beat up a female Environmental Health Officer at Ikereku Idan will henceforth serve as a deterrent to others who have such actions in mind.
He said, "Beating up of any government official in the course of their duty is an anathema and the full weight of the law should be brought to bear in dealing with such cases".
He also warned traders at Lafenwa market and other markets who are fond of rough handling revenue collectors of Abeokuta North Local Government to desist from such dastardly acts or they will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
He thanked the DPO of Enugada in Lafenwa, Mr Hamzat, for averting what could have been the maiming of the innocent officer and for his being alive to his responsibilities at all times.
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