ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIAL OFFENCES COURT CONVICTS 26 OFFENDERS
An Environmental Special Offences Magistrate Court of Lagos State District, sitting in Ikoyi, Tuesday convicted 26 persons for engaging in reckless waste disposal across various locations in the state, imposing ₦30,000 fine on each offender or an option of community service.
The environmental offenders were arrested by the enforcement team of (LAWMA), in collaboration with (LAGESC/KAI), at different locations in the state, disposing of their refuse in unauthorised places, between the hours of 9.30pm and 7.00am.
Reacting on the judgement, Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said that the ongoing joint enforcement action by the Authority has been intensified, in line with the zero tolerance policy of the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The era of recklessness and disdain for the environment is over. Anyone caught under whatever guise will be made to face the full wrath of the law. The exercise is a continuous one", he said.
He urged residents to support efforts made to sanitise the environment, by shunning acts of reckless waste disposal, having waste receptacles at home, and patronising only accredited PSP operators, warning that there would be no hiding place for defaulters.
It would be recalled that 29 people were earlier sentenced to various fines and community service by a magistrate’s court in Oshodi, for engaging in indiscriminate waste disposal, at different locations in the metropolis. #CleanerLagos #GreaterLagosRising
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