Lagos Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. Credit: X | Tokunbo Wahab
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, has disclosed that 10,634 environmental offenders were arrested across the state within one year as part of intensified enforcement activities aimed at promoting environmental sanitation and restoring order.
According to a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s Director of Public Affairs, Kunle Adeshina, Wahab disclosed this during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa.
Giving a breakdown of the arrest, Wahab noted that 5,715 persons were arrested for illegal highway crossing, while 3,886 others were apprehended for offences including street trading, environmental pollution, and cart pushing.
He added that 102 persons were arrested for open defecation, while another 931 individuals were apprehended for waste management-related offences across the state.
