Lagos Shutters Four Sites for Illegally Dumping Sewage Water

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The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed four properties across Ikotun and Ajah for illegally discharging untreated wastewater into public spaces.

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The enforcement action, carried out on Wednesday and Thursday, targeted two residential properties at 13, Oritola Street and 1, Temitope Street, Pipeline, Ikotun.

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The 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.

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Wahab said the Ikotun properties were sealed following public complaints, repeated warnings and verified findings from an investigation.

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He said the owners had been deliberately channelling untreated wastewater through pipes onto roads.

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“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.

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The Ajah premises were shut over what the agency described as “indiscriminate discharge of wastewater into the public drain and the environment.”

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Wahab warned that the crackdown would continue, saying individuals and organisations found violating environmental regulations would face appropriate sanctions and possible prosecution under enabling laws.

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“@followlasg reiterates the need for residents and property managers to adhere strictly to proper wastewater management practices.

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“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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