LAWMA sacks sweepers, arrests two over illegal dumping
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has fired several street sweepers and supervisors following an investigation into illegal waste dumping. Two individuals were also arrested and referred to a mobile court for unauthorized waste disposal activities.
Why it matters
This action highlights ongoing efforts by local authorities to combat environmental degradation and enforce sanitation standards in urban centers.
LAGOS — The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has disengaged some street sweepers, their supervisors and the service provider after investigations linked them to indiscriminate waste dumping along the Oworonshoki-Berger axis of the state.
The authority also arrested two suspected illegal waste dumpers in the area.
Speaking on the development at the weekend, LAWMA Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said the action followed sustained surveillance and investigation of the median, which had been identified as a recurring waste blackspot.
According to him, the sweepers confessed to dumping waste at the location.
Gbadegesin said the sweepers, their supervisors and the service provider were disengaged to demonstrate the authority’s commitment to ensuring that personnel and contractors involved in waste management upheld the required standards.
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