Residents of Lagos State have called for stricter enforcement against illegal nighttime refuse dumping as the state government intensifies waste evacuation across affected communities following a renewed clean-up directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The calls come days after Sanwo-Olu ordered an immediate scale-up of waste evacuation operations across the state in response to complaints about growing refuse heaps in several communities.
The governor said additional trucks, personnel and resources had been deployed and charged relevant agencies to sustain the clean-up exercise.
Speaking with PUNCH Metro in separate interviews on Tuesday, residents acknowledged improvements in waste evacuation and environmental sanitation but lamented that indiscriminate dumping of refuse at night continued to undermine government efforts.
Correspondents who monitored activities in Oshodi, Yaba and Ketu observed ongoing waste evacuation in some locations. However, refuse was still visible along several roadsides and open spaces.
