Video: Lagos arrests five for illegal waste disposal
Abdullateef Fowewe
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have apprehended five individuals during a night enforcement operation in Abule Egba, Mangoro, and Cement areas along the Abeokuta expressway.
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The arrested individuals were caught engaging in indiscriminate dumping of waste and have since been handed over to LAWMA’s legal team at the Oshodi Taskforce office for prosecution.
In an update post on the X (formally Twitter) handle of the Lagos Commissioner, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Friday, LAWMA reiterated its call for public cooperation in maintaining a clean environment, urging residents to patronize accredited PSP waste operators and avoid illegal dumping.
He wrote, “On the evening of May 21, 2025, LAWMA Waste Infractions Surveillance and Investigation Team expanded its operational efforts in the Abule Egba, Mangoro, and Cement areas along the Abeokuta Expressway.
“As a result of this monitoring and enforcement operation, five individuals were apprehended for partaking in unlawful waste disposal practices. The five individuals have been transferred to the LAWMA legal team at the Oshodi Taskforce office for appropriate legal proceedings.
“The operation persisted until the early hours of May 22, 2025.
“Dear Lagosians, we plead that you join us in our effort to keep Lagos clean. Patronize the assigned PSP operators. Do not dispose of your water indiscriminately.”
