Lagos Court Convicts 10 for Indiscriminate Waste Disposal

Magistrate Daniel Njoku of the Lagos State Magistrate Court, Oshodi, has fined 10 environmental offenders various sums of money upon their conviction for environmental offences.

This was disclosed in a statement posted on the official Facebook account of the Lagos Waste Management Authority on Tuesday evening.

According to the statement, the offenders were picked up at various locations by LAWMA’s enforcement team, indulging in reckless waste disposal.

Those convicted included Aminu Kanjau, Sunday Jesuseye, Ojo, Ohamara Chidinma, Tawa Yusuf, Ojebunmi Mohammed, Abdulahi Lawal, Segun Alaoye, Chinecherem Nkwako, and Gafar Ajose.

The LAWMA Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, noted that the era of people treating the environment with disdain was over, as the agency would go hard on individuals and entities that flouted environmental laws of the state.

He said: “I want to assure Lagosians that LAWMA is totally committed to establishing a proper waste management culture across the metropolis. The Authority will not condone acts of indiscriminate waste dumping capable of putting the health of residents at risk and eroding efforts made for a sustainable environment.”

Gbadegesin further disclosed that the enforcement team of LAWMA had been strategically positioned to work around the metropolis, apprehending those who would want to hide under the cover of darkness to dump waste at unauthorised locations.

He added that the agency was also collaborating with sister agencies like the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps in its determined enforcement drive.

Credit: Facebook| LAWMA