{"id":89641,"date":"2025-08-07T14:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dnllegalandstyle.com\/dnl\/?p=89641"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:40:37","slug":"oyo-state-government-impounds-rams-cow-for-violating-environmental-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dnllegalandstyle.com\/dnl\/oyo-state-government-impounds-rams-cow-for-violating-environmental-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Oyo State Government Impounds Rams, Cow For Violating Environmental Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, on Wednesday, impounded three rams and a cow in the Oluyole area of Ibadan, the state capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OYRLEA Chairperson, Justice Aderonke Aderemi (retd.), announced this when she led an enforcement team to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aderemi, who was accompanied by the state<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman of Environmental Task Force, DCP Francis Ojomo (retd.), explained that the action became imperative following some petitions received from residents of Unique Estate, Oluyole, Ibadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also issued a seven-day ultimatum to the residents of Abidiodan, in the Lagelu Local Government Area, to evacuate shanties on road setbacks, which have become hideouts for criminals and illegal activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chairperson reiterated the agency\u2019s commitment to enforcing environmental and sanitation laws, as well as anti-open rearing and grazing regulations and other related laws in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aderemi said, \u201cWe are giving the owner of the rams and cow a seven-day ultimatum to claim them to avoid forfeiture, in lieu of a fine option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlso, we are giving residents of Abidiodan, at the Lagelu Local Government Area, Ibadan, a seven-day ultimatum to evacuate shanties on road setbacks, which have become hideouts for criminals and illegal activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEnforcement against street trading, anti-open rearing\/grazing regulations and other related laws in the state has just begun,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She further stressed the state government\u2019s readiness and swift response to tackle and sort out every related offence, thus prosecuting violators of the extant laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou will recall that extensive sensitisation and campaign efforts against street trading began with a flag-off at the Bodija Market earlier in January, and such has been a continuum till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe OYRLEA is now taking enforcement action to ensure compliance,\u201d she insisted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team was also joined by the Operation Burst, Environmental Task Force, officers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Amotekun among others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority, on Wednesday, impounded three rams and a cow in the Oluyole area of Ibadan, the state capital. The OYRLEA Chairperson, Justice Aderonke Aderemi (retd.), announced this when she led an enforcement team to the area. 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