Lagos shuts Pinnock Beach Estate, other properties over illegal sewage disposal

The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, has sealed Pinnock Beach Estate successful Osapa London, Lekki, and different properties crossed the authorities implicit alleged amerciable discharge of untreated sewage.

The enforcement cognition was carried retired connected Thursday, May 7, 2026, pursuing respective warnings and abatement notices issued to the affected properties.

Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said Pinnock Beach Estate was sealed for allegedly pumping untreated sewage into a canal, causing biology pollution, violative odour and wellness risks to residents and aquatic life.

“After respective warnings and abatement notices, the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), connected Thursday 7th May, 2026, sealed-off Pinnock Beach Estate, Osapa London, Lekki, Lagos, implicit deliberate discharge of untreated sewage via pumping instrumentality into the canal causing biology nuisance, violative odour, arsenic good arsenic endangering quality wellness and aquatic life,” the commissioner said.

The bureau besides unopen a spot astatine No. 28 Amodu Street, Itire, Surulere, aft residents reportedly complained astir the continuous discharge of earthy sewage into a neighbouring compound and nationalist drains.
LSWMO described the enactment arsenic a superior biology and wellness hazard.

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