Woman nabbed for improper waste disposal, sentenced to community service
A girl has been apprehended by the Lagos Shatter Management Authority (LAWMA) enforcement crew, for illegally emptying her raze bin into a drainage channel.
The arrested lady, Rukayat Oderinde of number 17, Hassan Ogumola Aspect street, Ahamadiyya, Lagos, became once caught crimson-handed on digital camera whereas she became once putting off her household raze straight into the drainage channel, an act strictly prohibited below unique raze administration regulations in the deliver.
Responding to this, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, acknowledged that infamous raze disposal, namely via drainage channels, will also consequence in clogged drains, which in flip brought on flooding at some level of heavy rains, including that this no longer most productive disrupted each day life but moreover jeopardised the safety and health of the neighborhood.
“Blockages in drainage channels can lead to stagnant water, turning into breeding grounds for illness-carrying mosquitoes and diverse unsafe pests. I commend the LAWMA enforcement crew who wasted no time in apprehending the girl. This emphasises our commitment to affirming a tidy and healthy setting for all residents.
“The girl became once arrested and sentenced to 144 hours of neighborhood provider by the court docket, for violating raze administration regulations. This incident serves as a stark reminder to residents that infamous raze disposal will also no longer be tolerated and is also met with strict enforcement,” he acknowledged.
The environmental perpetrator is anticipated to birth her 8-hours per day neighborhood provider from Ahmadiyya to Salolo route, for the subsequent 18 days, cleansing the setting.
Odumboni reminded residents about the must engage steady ideas of raze disposal and the aptitude consequences of non-compliance, urging them to use designated raze boxes and containers for their household raze.
He implored the populace to patronise assigned PSP operators whose responsibility is to make obvious seamless disposal of raze generated by tenements, including that residents will also mute call LAWMA toll-free numbers 07080601020 and 617, for any environmental infractions noticed in their rental.
