3,114 residents arrested for flouting Lagos environmental laws

The Lagos State Government says a full of 3114 radical were arrested for defying assorted biology rules crossed the authorities successful the past year.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this successful Ikeja connected Friday.

He spoke during the ongoing 2024 Ministerial Press Briefing to people the archetypal twelvemonth of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s 2nd word successful office.

According to him, 1,037 radical were arrested for crossing highways and failing to usage pedestrian bridges.

Wahab said that 165 miscreants and squatters connected the pedestrian bridges crossed the authorities were besides dislodged, and the bridges were cleaned up.

“The authorities has besides intensified efforts to apprehension and prosecute the ringing leaders who rented retired the under-bridge apartments to tenants who besides rear children successful the place.

“Just astir 24 hours ago, the operatives carried retired an cognition that unearthed a large amerciable lodging colony constructed nether the Dolphin Bridge successful Ikoyi.

“An unbelievable 80 fig of rooms partitioned 10×10 and 10×12 and a instrumentality utilized for antithetic amerciable activities were besides discovered.

“All the structures person been dismantled, and a full of 26 miscreants who lived underneath were arrested, portion efforts are being intensified to apprehension the pack leaders who rented retired the under-bridge apartments, which besides had energy supply,” helium said.

Wahab, reeling retired immoderate of the achievements of the Environment Ministry, said: “The Kick Against Indiscipline, successful conjunction with the State Task Force connected Special Offences, besides cleared the ljora Causeway Under Bridge, Apongbon Under Bridge, and Obalende Under Bridge, which person go the abodes of undesirable elements who airs a information hazard to the state.

“Also, they carried retired the clearing of the Lagos Coastal Road astatine Maiyegun Estate, Jakande, preparatory to the commencement of the operation of the Lagos Coastal Road.

“The bureau arrested a full of 1,886 radical comprising amerciable traders, thoroughfare traders, situation polluters and cart pushers.

“All these individuals were prosecuted according to the 2017 Lagos State Environmental Protection Management Law.”