A LAWMA official sealing off a building during the compliance operation on Sunday. Photo: LAWMA
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has sealed several shops along the Tejuosho-Ojuelegba corridor over indiscriminate waste disposal, as the agency intensified enforcement of environmental sanitation laws aimed at improving cleanliness across the state.
The operation, carried out on Sunday, involved the agency’s Waste Investigation, Surveillance and Enforcement team in collaboration with officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, OP MESA personnel and the Nigeria Police.
Policemen during the compliance operation on Sunday. Photo: Muyiwa Gbadegesin.
The exercise targeted businesses accused of dumping refuse on road medians despite repeated warnings and sustained public sensitisation by the state government.
