Following their conviction for environmental offences, the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Oshodi has slammed various amount of fine on 10 residents.
The Lagos Waste Management Authority made this known via its official Facebook page on Tuesday evening.
LAWMA stated that the offenders were picked up at various locations by LAWMA’s enforcement team, indulging in reckless waste dumping.
Those convicted include Aminu Kanjau, Sunday Jesuseye, Ojo, Ohamara Chidinma, Tawa Yusuf, Ojebunmi Mohammed, Abdulahi Lawal, Segun Alaoye, Chinecherem Nkwako, and Gafar Ajose.
According to LAWMA Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the era of people treating the environment with disdain was over, as the agency would go hard on individuals and entities that flouted environmental laws of the state.
His words: “I want to assure Lagosians that LAWMA is totally committed to establishing a proper waste management culture across the metropolis. The Authority will not condone acts of indiscriminate waste dumping capable of putting the health of residents at risk and eroding efforts made for a sustainable environment.”
Gbadegesin further disclosed that the enforcement team of LAWMA has been strategically positioned to work around the metropolis, apprehending those who would want to hide under the cover of darkness to dump waste at unauthorised locations.
He added that the agency was also collaborating with sister agencies like the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps in its determined enforcement drive.