LAWMA arrests Lagos resident for allegedly dumping waste in drainage channel

The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has arrested a nonmigratory of Meiran, Lagos, for allegedly dumping discarded into a drainage transmission during rainfall.

The apprehension came aft a viral video circulated online showing a pistillate bringing garbage retired of her location and allegedly dumping it into a adjacent drainage transmission during rainfall.

The apprehension was carried retired successful collaboration with the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, and the Mobile Police.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed the improvement successful a connection issued on Thursday.  

Gbadegesin said the apprehension followed a tip-off from members of the public, which enabled the enforcement squad to respond rapidly to the alleged biology violation.

He commended those who provided the information, describing their enactment arsenic a objection of liable citizenship and enactment for efforts aimed astatine protecting the environment.

According to the LAWMA boss, the resident, a woman surviving astatine No. 13, Lanre Adefiranye Street, Baale Bus Stop, Meiran, was arrested during a associated cognition involving the LAWMA Enforcement Team, KAI and the Mobile Police.

He said the nonmigratory was allegedly caught dumping discarded into a drainage transmission portion it was raining.

Gbadegesin added that she had been taken to the KAI office for further probe and p...