Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man for disposing his waste wrongfully.
The young man who was arrested around Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos state, was caught burning his waste.
The Lagos Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA), shared a video showing the moment the man was arrested and wrote;
“CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF WASTE BURNING LAWMA enforcement, personally supervised by the Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, this morning arrested an environmental defaulter for waste burning at Eti-Osa axis.
“He has since been taken to Oshodi mobile court for prosecution, and a minimum of three months prison sentence awaits him. We appeal to residents to make conscious efforts to shun acts capable of endangering the environment and people living in it.”
Man arrested and to be arraigned in court for waste burning in Lagos.
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