The Anambra State Government has sealed several student hostels, business premises, churches and a market in Awka South Local Government Area for failing to comply with the state’s environmental sanitation regulations.
The state government had declared a state of emergency on environmental sanitation due to serious environmental degradation, particularly the blockage of waterways through the dumping of refuse and other materials into drainage channels.
As a result, it declared Saturday, July 4, 2026, as Environmental Sanitation Day across the state.
To facilitate the exercise, all communities and businesses were directed to observe a lockdown, while movement was restricted from 6 am to 11 am, except for those on essential duties.
However, during the enforcement exercise on Saturday, operatives of Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra sealed several facilities, including student hostels, churches and business premises such as Emmanuel Lodge, Mandona Lodge, Love Ambassadors Ministry, Lucky Up Shops, Eto Lodge, First Choice Lodge, Gift Lodge, Dominion City, Don Greg UNIZIK Park and Eke Nibo Market, over sanitation violations.
