Flooding: Lagos government seals building over refuse dump
By John Ogunsemore
The Lagos State Government has sealed an apartment building in the Ijesha, Surulere area where residents were captured emptying refuse into the street.
Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Barr. Tokunbo Wahab disclosed this on Wednesday.
An X user, Adeoye Adetutu, had drawn attention to the alleged environmental infraction on the social media platform.
Tagging the commissioner, Adeoye shared a photo showing some residents of the building appearing to dump their refuse on the street.
She said, “(These) people just poured out their waste to the street water. This is no 2 Akewukewe Street beside Ikate Local Government in Ijesha Surulere.”
Reacting, Wahab asked the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) to investigate the incident.
In an update hours later, the commissioner said, “The house has been identified and locked immediately by the Environmental Health Service Department of Itire-Ikate LCDA.”
