By Olasunkanmi Akoni
LAGOS — The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has prosecuted at least 280 persons for alleged indiscriminate waste disposal across the state in the last six months as part of efforts to enforce environmental sanitation laws.
The Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this on Tuesday at a media parley on the activities of the agency, held at its headquarters in the Ijora Olopa area of Lagos.
Gbadegesin said the prosecutions, which resulted in convictions, followed increased surveillance, public complaints and targeted enforcement operations in markets, roadsides, canals and residential areas identified as locations for illegal waste disposal.
According to him, the offenders were prosecuted for offences including dumping waste on highways and road medians, open defecation and disposing of refuse in drainage channels between February and July 2026.
