Nigeria: LAWMA Seals Over 25 Buildings in Lagos Waste Crackdown

LAWMA seals 25 buildings, mobil filling station in Lagos

Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has shut down more than 25 buildings, including a Mobil filling station, along Ago Palace Way in Okota, Lagos, over alleged environmental offences. The enforcement exercise, conducted on Sunday, also targeted heaps of refuse dumped on road medians and around bridge abutments, where the authority said indiscriminate waste disposal had become a […] LAWMA seals 25 buildings, mobil filling station in Lagos

Nigeria: LAWMA Seals Over 25 Buildings in Lagos Waste Crackdown

The operation on Sunday involved clearing accumulated refuse from road medians and areas around bridge abutments, where the authority said illegal dumping had become a recurring problem.

LAWMA seals over 25 buildings in Lagos waste crackdown

The operation on Sunday involved clearing accumulated refuse from road medians and areas around bridge abutments, where the authority said illegal dumping had become a recurring problem.

LAWMA deploys heavy equipment to clear waste, seals 25 buildings

The exercise also resulted in the arrest of some cart pushers allegedly involved in illegal waste disposal, including one Shamusi Muritala, who identified himself as being from Katsina State and admitted to dumping waste on road medians, pleading for leniency.