Court sentences barber for dumping refuse in public drain
A Hohoe Magistrate Court has sentenced Ekpane Seyram, a barber for collecting and dumping rubbish into a public drain. Ekpane pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced on his own plea to a fine of GHS 600 or would serve two months in prison in default. Mr Daniel Dotse Eklo, Environmental Health Analyst, Prosecuting, told the court, presided over by the relieving judge, Mr Lambert Y. Keriba,…
The Hohoe Magistrate Court recently handed down a verdict in a case involving Ekpane Seyram, a barber who conspired to dispose of waste into a public drain. Seyram pleaded guilty to the charge against him and was given a choice between a fine of GHS 600 or a two-month prison sentence if he failed to pay. The prosecution, represented by Mr. Daniel Dotse Eklo, an Environmental Health Analyst, testified that Seyram was apprehended on July 27 at 8:00 PM, dumping rubbish in the public drain near Konuvie Plaza.
A video of the incident was circulated on social media, drawing the attention of the Municipal Chief Executive and the Environmental Health Office. On Wednesday at 10:30 AM, the Environmental Health Unit and the MCE conducted an investigation and managed to apprehend Seyram, who admitted to dumping the waste. According to Eklo, Seyram collected the rubbish from a bar where he resided with Madam Cecilia Attamah and Vincentia Attamah in the Konuvie area, and dumped it in the public drain near the area.
He further noted that the municipality had provided skip containers for waste collection and disposal throughout the city. Eklo described Seyram's actions as "barbaric" and detrimental to the environment, potentially leading to flooding and disease outbreaks.
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