The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned residents that illegal dumping or littering attracts a N250,000 fine or up to three months in jail under the Lagos Sanitation Law.
Speaking during a media briefing at Alausa Ikeja, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said dumping refuse or solid waste in drains, medians, or road setbacks contributed to flash flooding and thus endangering public health, and defacing the city.
Wahab also warned squatters on the pedestrian bridges across the state to vacate as they were in the habit of engaging in open defecation and engaging in criminal activities on the bridges, thus discouraging pedestrians from using the bridges and, in turn, endangering their lives. He said defaulters risked prosecution.
“The government has arrested and prosecuted over 3,000 environmental offenders.
“However, we won’t drop the ball, we will continue to ramp up our enforcement and sensitisation.
“I want us to all know that we cannot achieve the results of behavioural change overnight, but it has to be over time,” he said.
He also warned developers and builders dumping building materials on the drains or on the roads during the construction, saying that all such contravening structures would be sealed and owners prosecuted.
He maintained that there was a total ban on open defecation and urination, and over 1,710 public toilets had been provided by the government and private bodies, with additional toilet facilities available in eateries and gas stations in the state for those who are pressed to make use of them.
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