Court remands illegal dredgers in correctional centre
Ofonime Honesty
A group of illegal dredgers led by a certain Samuel Itang Adiambuk has been remanded by a Magistrate Court sitting in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.
The court ordered that the suspected offenders be remanded at a Correctional Centre in Eket pending when date for the final hearing is fixed.
The order was triggered by two counts bordering on illegal dredging activities at Ikot Ebok waterside by Qua River in Eket Local Government Area.
The suit, which has the state government as plaintiff notes that the suspects engaged in the illegal activities despite warning notices by government through its Ministry of Environment.
The court referenced extant environmental laws governing dredging activities in the state.
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