Operatives of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have arrested two environmental offenders at Ikosi–Ketu, Lagos, for indiscriminate waste disposal.
Officials from the agency’s Waste Surveillance, Investigation and Enforcement team carried out the arrest at the Ikosi Y-Junction median, near the LAMATA BRT Bus Yard.
In a statement on its X (formerly Twitter) page on Friday titled “Environmental Enforcement Update | Ikosi–Ketu,” LAWMA said: “Operatives of LAWMA Waste Surveillance, Investigation and Enforcement have apprehended two environmental defaulters at the Ikosi Y-Junction median, by the LAMATA BRT Bus Yard, Ikosi–Ketu. The suspects were subsequently taken to the Special Environmental Offences Mobile Court, Oshodi, for prosecution in line with extant environmental laws.”
The offenders were identified as James Aderele, 25, from Osun State, and Ajoke Ayinde, 37, from Oyo State.
Reaffirming its commitment to sanitation, LAWMA urged residents to remain vigilant and proactive, stating: “Environmental cleanliness is a shared responsibility. See something, say something. Protecting our environment is everybody’s job.”
