Ikorodu (Lagos State) Five tenants were on Friday arraigned before an Ikorodu Customary Court, charged with defecating around the house they rented.
The defendants – Jude Ugbo (41), Joseph Oken (41), Emeka Uzoka (42), Oladunni Kayode (39) and Ndoka Ikoro (39) — all residents of 14, Rilwan St, Ikorodu, are facing a three-count charge of failure to provide toilets and bathroom in the house.
The prosecuting sanitation officer, Tolu Eyinmetan, told the court that the defendants, by their action, contravened the environmental laws of the state.
He said that the offence contravened Sections 16:1-8 , Lagos State Environmental Laws, 2002 and Section 18(1) of Ikorodu Local Government, Sanitation Department, Laws of Lagos State 2002.
The defendants pleaded guilty to the charges but claimed that the landlord failed to provide toilet facilities in the apartment.
The President of the court, Alhaja Risikat Adesanya, ordered that he be served hearing notice and appear before the court on April 19.
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