Lagos seals building after residents ‘dumped waste on flooded street’

Officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) sealed a building on Wednesday after residents reportedly dumped waste on a flooded street.

The building is located at 2 Akewukewe street in the Ijesha Surulere area of Lagos.

Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos commissioner for environment and water resources, announced the sanction via a post on X.

On Wednesday, torrential rain in Lagos left most parts of the metropolis and major roads underwater.

Motorists and commuters were also left stranded due to the flooding.

Amid the heavy rainfall, an X user, @Adetutuadeoye3, posted a picture showing a man and a woman holding a trash bin in front of a building.

The X user alleged that the residents dumped the waste in the trash bin inside the flood running through the front of the building.

This people just poured their waste to the street water
This is no 2 akewukewe street beside ikate local government in ijesha surulere pic.twitter.com/cLc1euMNsU

— Adeoye♡Adetutu (@adetutuadeoye3) July 3, 2024

Responding to the post, Wahab said LAWMA officials would take action.

After some minutes, the commissioner posted pictures showing officials had identified the building and sealed it off.

UPDATE:

The house has been identified and locked immediately by Environmental Health Service Department of Itire-Ikate LCDA.#ZeroToleranceLagos #CleanerLagos https://t.co/EPvodm0utp pic.twitter.com/C4HqbIIT5p

— Tokunbo Wahab (@tokunbo_wahab) July 3, 2024