Officials issue sweeping ban on common power tool usage: 'Enforcement will be carried out'

Officials issue sweeping ban on common power tool usage: 'Enforcement will be carried out'

The Nigerian state of Kano has enacted a law, coupled with strict fines and enforcement, to maintain natural resources. According to Business Day, the law bans the use of chainsaws for cutting, felling, or even trimming down trees. State Commissioner of Environment and Climate Change Dahir Muhammad Hashim explained that fines of 250,000 Nigerian naira ($168) would be enforced for breaking the new law.  "Enforcement will be carried out in collabo…