Thursday, April 16, 2026 - The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed four properties across Ikotun and Ajah for illegally discharging untreated wastewater into public spaces.
The enforcement action, carried out on Wednesday and
Thursday, targeted two residential properties at 13, Oritola Street and 1,
Temitope Street, Pipeline, Ikotun.
The commissioner for the environment, Tokunbo Wahab, who
disclosed the development on X on Thursday, added that a public toilet and a
mechanic workshop along Badore Road, Ajah, were also sealed on Thursday.
Wahab said the Ikotun properties were sealed following
public complaints, repeated warnings and verified findings from an
investigation.
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of the sealed locations. Photo: Tokunbo Wahab on X
He said the owners had been deliberately channelling
untreated wastewater through pipes onto roads.
“The present situation, which remains unabated, showed that
the properties were deliberately releasing untreated wastewater into the
environment through pipes onto the roads, thereby constituting public
nuisance,” he said.
The Ajah premises were shut over what the agency described
as “indiscriminate discharge of wastewater into the public drain and the
environment.”
Wahab warned that the crackdown would continue, saying
individuals and organisations found violating environmental regulations would
face appropriate sanctions and possible prosecution under enabling laws.
“@followlasg reiterates the need for residents and property
managers to adhere strictly to proper wastewater management practices.
“Individual or organisation found contravening environmental
regulations will be meted with appropriate sanctions and possible prosecution
in accordance with the enabling laws,” Wahab added.
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