Lagos Shutters Four Sites for Illegally Dumping Sewage Water

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed four properties across Ikotun and Ajah for illegally discharging untreated wastewater into public spaces.
nThe enforcement action, carried out on Wednesday and Thursday, targeted two residential properties at 13, Oritola Street and 1, Temitope Street, Pipeline, Ikotun.
nThe commissioner for the environment, Tokunbo Wahab, who disclosed the development on X on Thursday, added that a public toilet and a mechanic workshop along Badore Road, Ajah, were also sealed on Thursday.
nWahab said the Ikotun properties were sealed following public complaints, repeated warnings and verified findings from an investigation.
nHe said the owners had been deliberately channelling untreated wastewater through pipes onto roads.
n“The present situation, which remains unabated, showed that the properties were deliberately releasing untreated wastewater into the environment through pipes onto the roads, thereby constituting public nuisance,” he said.
nThe Ajah premises were shut over what the agency described as “indiscriminate discharge of wastewater into the public drain and the environment.”
nWahab warned that the crackdown would continue, saying individuals and organisations found violating environmental regulations would face appropriate sanctions and possible prosecution under enabling laws.
n“@followlasg reiterates the need for residents and property managers to adhere strictly to proper wastewater management practices.
n“Individual or organisation found contravening environmental regulations will be meted with appropriate sanctions and possible prosecution in accordance with the enabling laws,” Wahab added.
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