Thirteen cart pushers in Lagos state have bagged five months imprisonment for violating the state environmental law. The offenders were arraigned by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps before the Samuel Ilori Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ogba, Lagos State, on Tuesday.
They are facing one count of indiscriminate dumping of refuse. The Public Affairs Officer of LAGESC, Alabi Rahmat, in a statement, said the agency would continue to clamp down on violators of the environmental law.
“LAGESC warns residents of Lagos to desist from illegal dumping of refuse and waste on major roads, highways, medians and all other unauthorised places to avoid causing serious environmental nuisances and jeopardising the intention of the state government to ensure a sustainable, cleaner, healthier and safer environment,” Rahmat said.
“The agency’s Corp Marshal, Isiofa, urges Lagosians to make proper use of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative refuse and waste bins that have been strategically positioned in different areas. They should also dispose their refuse at designated pick-up points across the state. The Lagos Island West District pick-up points are Jankara, Pelewura, Idumota, Oluwole, Apongbon and PZ.”
