The Oyo State Environmental Mobile and Tribunal Court has convicted 13 individuals for operating unlicensed diesel sales businesses along the Toll Gate axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway without permits from relevant regulatory authorities.
Each defendant was fined ₦200,000 or, in default, faces a five-year prison term for engaging in hazardous waste-generating activities in violation of the state’s environmental laws.
Delivering judgment at the premises of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA), Ibadan, Presiding Judge, Barrister Jubreel Adio, noted that the sale of diesel and petroleum products without proper authorization poses significant environmental and safety hazards and attracts serious penalties under Oyo State Environmental Laws and Regulations.
“The defendants admitted to operating without the necessary approvals and pleaded for leniency. However, ignorance of the law is not an excuse,” the judge said
