The Edo State Government has urged members of the public to report anyone or group of persons found removing manhole covers on major roads and walkways to the nearest security agency or to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainability.
In a statement, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Sustainability, Lucky Wasa said security agencies have been empowered to arrest and prosecute anyone caught in the act.
Wasa noted, “the attention of the state government has been drawn to the incessant criminal habit of removing and carting away of steel manhole covers on major roads and walkways by some unscrupulous persons.”