The Ekiti State Government has begun enforcement against improper waste disposal, warning residents against activities capable of causing environmental nuisance or endangering public health.
This follows complaints of offensive odour in parts of Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Tosin Aluko-Ajisafe, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, condemned the discharge of wastewater and other waste into public drains.
She said the practice was responsible for the offensive odour reported by residents in the area.
The commissioner said a joint task force comprising officials of the ministry and security agencies discovered that accumulated kitchen waste from a catch pit had been discharged into a public drainage channel in Third Extension, GRA, Ado Ekiti.
