Clears beggars in Ketu-Alapere

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has sealed Ejanla Restaurant at No. 40, Fola Osibo Street, Lekki, for allegedly discharging raw sewage into public drains through a pumping machine, causing offensive odour and posing a public health risk to the community.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said such acts of environmental nuisance and pollution endanger human life and would attract sanctions or prosecution.

In a related operation, the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) began clearing beggars and individuals constituting nuisance along the road median in the Ketu-Alapere area. The exercise is part of the state’s efforts to maintain order, ensure free traffic flow and promote a cleaner, safer environment.

Officials of LAGESC, also known as KAI, were seen evacuating individuals loitering or obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement along the corridor.

The ministry said similar operations would be carried out across the state to sustain environmental sanity, discourage street begging and ensure clean public spaces.

Speaking to The Guardian, the Commissioner said the clampdown on beggars in Ikorodu, Lekki, Ikotun and other parts of Lagos aligns with the state’s determination to uphold orderliness.

“Disability is not an excuse for lawlessness. Lagos will not condone any form of indiscipline irrespective of who is involved.

“Every part of Lagos must reflect the standard of a Cleaner Lagos and a Greater Lagos. All the individuals arrested will be profiled and handed over to the appropriate authorities for necessary actions,” he said.