Twenty-six people have been sent to undergo community service for engaging in reckless waste disposal in areas of Lagos State as imposed by the Court.
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A Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Magistrate Court, sitting in Ikoyi, has also given them the option of a ₦30,000 fine per person.

In a statement issued by the Lagos State Government, the environmental offenders were arrested by the enforcement team of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), in collaboration with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), at different locations.

The environmental offenders were said to be disposing of their refuse in unauthorised places, between the hours of 9.30 pm and 7.00 am.

Commenting on the matter, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said that the ongoing joint enforcement action by the Authority had been intensified.

Gbadegesin added that this is in line with the zero-tolerance policy of the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
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“The era of recklessness and disdain for the environment is over. Anyone caught under whatever guise will be made to face the wrath of the law,” he said.

Gbadegesin stated that the exercise is a continuous one while he also urged residents to support efforts made to sanitise the environment by shunning acts of reckless waste disposal.

He added that they can also help to sanitise the environment by having waste receptacles at home, and patronising only accredited PSP operators, warning that there would be no hiding place for defaulters.
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