Lagos arrests over 10,000 residents for environmental, traffic offences

Lagos State Government has disclosed that 5,715 persons were arrested for road crossing offences, portion 3,886 others were apprehended for acts including thoroughfare trading, biology contamination and cart-pushing crossed the state.

The authorities besides revealed that 102 individuals were arrested for unfastened defecation, portion different 931 persons were apprehended for assorted discarded absorption violations.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Sunday during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing commemorating the seventh twelvemonth of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s medication successful the situation sector.

The briefing was held astatine the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre successful Alausa, Ikeja.

Wahab reiterated the authorities government’s committedness to gathering a cleaner, healthier and flood-resilient Lagos done improved biology policies, strategical discarded absorption partnerships and clime sustainability initiatives.

According to him, the medication is besides focused connected transitioning Lagos towards a zero-waste system done recycling programmes, waste-to-energy projects and improved landfill absorption systems.

Highlighting achievements recorded by the ministry, the commissioner said the authorities successfully reintroduced the monthly biology sanitation workout aimed astatine res...