Operatives of the Lagos Waste Management Authority have arrested two environmental defaulters at Ikosi–Ketu for indiscriminate waste disposal.
Officials from the agency’s Waste Surveillance, Investigation and Enforcement team carried out the arrest at the Ikosi Y-Junction median near the LAMATA BRT Bus Yard.
In a statement posted on its X page on Friday titled “Environmental Enforcement Update | Ikosi–Ketu,” the agency said, “Operatives of Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) Waste Surveillance, Investigation and Enforcement have apprehended two environmental defaulters at the Ikosi Y-Junction median, by the LAMATA BRT Bus Yard, Ikosi–Ketu.”
The offenders were identified as James Aderele, 25, from Osun State, and Ajoke Ayinde, 37, from Oyo State. The suspects were subsequently taken to the Special Environmental Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi for prosecution in line with extant environmental laws.
Reaffirming its stance on sanitation, the agency added, “LAWMA reiterates that environmental cleanliness is a shared responsibility. Residents are urged to remain vigilant and proactive—see something, say something. Protecting our environment is everybody’s job.”
The Lagos State Government recently arraigned 17 individuals over environmental offences of urinating and defecating in public places.
