Kano Government Bans Illegal Use Of Chainsaws

The Kano State Government has announced a statewide prohibition connected the amerciable usage of chainsaws for cutting, felling, and trimming of trees.

Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change successful the State, Dr. Dahiru Muhammad Hashim, announced this astatine a property league connected Tuesday successful Kano.

Hashim said the measurement was indispensable to tackle rising deforestation crossed the state.

“This enactment is indispensable to halt indiscriminate deforestation, support the environment, and guarantee sustainable absorption of earthy resources,” Dr. Hashim said.

He warned that violators look strict punishment. “Enforcement volition beryllium strict, with fines of ₦500,000 and imaginable imprisonment for unlicensed chainsaw use, and ₦250,000 per histrion for amerciable tree-felling.

“Offenders volition besides beryllium ordered to replant and person their instrumentality confiscated,” helium emphasised.

In bid to modulate their activities, the ministry revealed that it has rolled retired a Chainsaw Usage Permit Framework (CUPF) which makes it mandatory for commercialized operators to registry with the ministry, get renewable yearly licenses, and unafraid permits earlier cutting trees.

“We person acceptable up a integer registry of licensed operators, and each permits volition transportation QR codes for verification,” the commissioner revealed. “Every felled histrion indispensable beryllium replaced with 2 to 3 caller saplings.”

Hashim further noted that the inaugural was supported by nationalist biology laws and Nigeria’s clime strategy.

He called for the practice of assemblage leaders to guarantee the occurrence of the policy.

“We impulse schools, section authorities chairmen, Imams, spiritual leaders, and accepted rulers to enactment the inaugural and amended communities connected the dangers of amerciable histrion cutting,” helium added.

The commissioner further described the determination arsenic a landmark successful biology protection.

“This is simply a decisive measurement successful our combat against deforestation. Kano is mounting a caller modular for biology protection,” the Commissioner said.