Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LSWMO, has sealed two properties in the Ikoyi area of Lagos.
The properties were sealed for obstructing the office’s
operations and for unlawfully discharging raw sewage into public drainage
systems.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources,
Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X handle on
Monday.
According to Wahab, one of the affected properties, located
at No. 2 Kebbi Street, Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Eti-Osa, was shut down
for intentionally releasing untreated wastewater into public drains, thereby
constituting a public health risk and environmental hazard.
“This act constitutes a public nuisance, contributes to
environmental pollution, and poses a direct threat to human lives,” Wahab
stated.
He also revealed that another location at the Mambilla
Estate Gate within the same estate was sealed for preventing agency officials
from accessing the premises, despite receiving multiple inspection notices.
This, he noted, was in violation of the Lagos State
Environmental Management and Protection Law of 2017.
The commissioner urged residents of Lagos to adopt proper
wastewater disposal and sanitation practices, stressing that environmental
infractions will not be tolerated.
“Any conduct that results in environmental degradation or
poses a danger to public health will attract strict penalties, including
possible prosecution,” Wahab warned.
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