{"id":122637,"date":"2021-12-18T15:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T14:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=122637"},"modified":"2021-12-18T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T14:01:04","slug":"nasarawa-bans-sales-use-of-charcoal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/18\/nasarawa-bans-sales-use-of-charcoal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasarawa bans sales, use of charcoal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To protect the environment, the Nasarawa State Government has banned the usage and sale of charcoal in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Aliyu Agwai, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, made the announcement while speaking to reporters in Lafia on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He claims that the process of making charcoal is bad to the environment since it degrades the climate and contributes to global warming.<\/p>\n<p>The burning of charcoal, in particular, produces dangerous pollutants, according to Agwai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCutting trees can result in the loss of habitat for animal species, which can harm the ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost all the land animals and plants live in forests and many cannot survive the deforestation that destroys their homes,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>He warned those selling and using charcoal to desist to avoid prosecution in case of violation.<\/p>\n<p>He lauded the residents of the state for the level of compliance with the sensitisation programme on environmental sanitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually every last Saturday of the month is set aside for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/17\/farm-worker-sustains-injuries-after-being-tortured-with-hot-charcoal-for-stealing-4-eggs\/\"> sanitation<\/a> exercise, but we brought it back to today because of the Christmas celebration,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Agwai said that all roads to the state were blocked to prevent motorists from other states from passing but they had been opened after the sanitary exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe only allowed those with permission from the relevant ministry, or on essential services to pass and move around during the exercise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a mobile court, handling environmental-related cases, has prosecuted 32 persons suspected to have violated environmental sanitation laws in Lafia.<\/p>\n<p>The Prosecutor, Mr Abubakar Mohammed, who is also a Chief Environment Officer, told the court that the suspects were transacting their private businesses while the sanitation exercise was in progress.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed said that the offences <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/11\/makinde-suspends-monthly-sanitation-exercise-indefinitely\/\">violated<\/a> Section 9(2), of the state Environmental Sanitation Law.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the court to sanction them accordingly to serve as deterrent to others.<\/p>\n<p>The Judge, Mr Abdullahi Lande, convicted and sentenced them to six months imprisonment respectively with the option of a fine of between N5,000 and N50,000 respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To protect the environment, the Nasarawa State Government has banned the usage and sale of charcoal in the state. 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