From TCNEWS
Except those on essential duties who would be required to present on demand, valid identification or any authentic authorization for such exemption, movement of people and vehicles during the period of the Saturday 26th October, 2024 environmental sanitation exercise in Abia State shall be restricted.
The Commissioner for Environment Mr. Philemon Asonye Ogbonna, gave the warning in a release he signed and made available to newsmen in the State.
The release also directed that all market, motor parks, private and public transport companies as well as business premises to remain closed in order to carry out their own clean-up exercise on Friday October 25, 2024 between the hours of 7am and 9am.

The release warned that defaulters would be arrested and prosecuted in line with the Abia state Basic Environmental law.
The release partly read, “The general public is hereby informed that the Monthly Sanitation Exercise For the Month of October holds on Saturday October 26, 2024 in Abia State between the hours of 7am and 10am.
“The Mayor of the Local Government Councils, Traditional rulers, Town Union Leaders, Religious Leaders, Youth and women organizations in the State are required to monitor and sensitize their people on the important of the exercise and to participate as well.
“The Nigeria Police, Federal Road Safety Corps,the Nigeria security and Civil Defense Corps are to assemble at their usual places of take off for deployment”.
Furthermore, the release advised the citizens and residents to stay at home, clean up their areas and work with their nose mask.