By Umar Yusuf, Yola
A Magistrate Court sitting in Yola has fined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship aspirant in Adamawa State, Engr. Omar Suleiman, ₦3 million for violating the state’s environmental regulations by pasting campaign posters on public structures.
The court, presided over by Magistrate Musa Adamu, held that the matter was administrative rather than criminal in nature.
Suleiman had initially been arraigned over the alleged offence, but during proceedings, the magistrate ruled that the case should be treated as a breach of the Adamawa State environmental regulations and not as a criminal matter.
The court subsequently imposed a ₦3 million fine on the defendant.
