DCTDA Nabs 18 Environmental Offenders, Secures 17 Convictions 

The Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DCTDA) has intensified its enforcement drive, arraigning 18 individuals and corporate bodies over environmental offences, with 17 convictions secured and one defendant discharged.

The exercise, carried out on Thursday, April 17, forms part of renewed efforts by the agency to enforce environmental laws and maintain a cleaner, more orderly Capital Territory.

Among those convicted are Otutu Resources, Nnebisi Road, for operating in a dirty environment and trading on the setback; Martins I.C., for dirty premises and trading on setbacks; Turner Bakery, for non-compliance with environmental requirements; and the Landlord/Occupier of Silver House, for discharging obnoxious wastewater into public drains.

Speaking on the development, the Director General of the agency, Patrick Ukah, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to sustained enforcement and stricter compliance.

He warned that more offenders would be prosecuted as the agency steps up efforts to eliminate environmental infractions across the Capital Territory.

According to him, “there would be no mercy for persons or organisations found violating environmental regulations,” stressing that all offenders would be made to face the full weight of the law until the Capital Territory is clean.

Ukah further stated that the agency remains resolute in enforcing sanitation standards and urban regulations, adding that the era of disregard for environmental laws was over.

He urged residents, traders and business operators to maintain clean premises and comply with environmental requirements to avoid prosecution.