Court convicts eight for illegal waste dumping
The Lagos Utter Particular Offences Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, has convicted eight people for indiscriminate extinguish dumping alongside Ejigbo Road.
The offenders had been arraigned after their arrest on June 28, 2025, basically basically based on credible intelligence and community reviews of chronic unlawful dumping in the distance.
Delivering judgement, the court imposed a lot of sentences. Four convicts had been fined N20,000 every, with an choice to affect community carrier, whereas the final four, going by a 3-depend price, had been fined N75,000 every or given the change of custodial sentencing.
Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Managing Director/CEO of Lagos Smash Management Authority (LAWMA), recommended the court’s choice, emphasising the agency’s zero tolerance for environmental violations.
“Right here's a transparent signal that Lagos will no longer tolerate routine abuse of the atmosphere. The a hit prosecution and sentencing of those people model a well-known step in our enforcement efforts,” Gbadegesin talked about. “Let or no longer it's identified that unlawful extinguish dumping will entice no longer staunch arrest, however public trial, fines, community carrier, and even outright detention center length of time. Our city could perhaps perhaps moreover simply unexcited be comely, and we are in a position to defend offenders to blame for his or her actions.”
He printed that out of the 11 people in the origin apprehended, two minors had been launched after counselling, and one adult became discharged on compassionate grounds with the magistrate’s approval. The eight who stood trial had been convicted basically basically based on sure evidence of violations of existing sanitation approved guidelines.
Gbadegesin affirmed LAWMA’s dedication to intensifying enforcement and public sensitisation, in particular in areas inclined to infractions this implies that of speedily urbanisation.
“We're scaling up monitoring and enforcement activities across the metropolis.”
On the same time, we are increasing our advocacy outreach to educate residents, in particular newcomers, about their civic tasks and environmental duties,” he acknowledged.
He inspired residents to memoir environmental infractions, toughen PSP operators, and steer clear of patronising unlawful extinguish handlers, a lot like cart pushers. Gbadegesin reiterated LAWMA’s dedication to participating with communities and stakeholders to produce a cleaner, extra healthy, and extra sustainable Lagos.
