The newly employed sweepers would be assigned to various roads within the Ilorin metropolis, the state’s Commissioner for Environment said.
The Kwara State government has warned residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse to prevent flooding.
The state government warned that offenders and all other violators would be sanctioned.
“In Ilorin alone, we have two buses to ferry offenders. Each of these buses made more than three trips to the nearest mobile court,” the commissioner stated.
“An autopsy will be conducted to know the cause of the animals’ death and a comprehensive report will be submitted.”
The government said indiscriminate dumping of refuse by traders was hindering its “efforts in sustaining its position on the world map.”
