LASEPA conducts 367 operations in three months

In a bid to curb environmental degradation, the Lagos State Government said it conducted 367 operations across the state in three months.

The State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the charge during a ministerial press briefing held to commemorate the first anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term.

Wahab warned residents of the state to desist from unhealthy environmental practices that could undermine government efforts to protect the environment against degradation and other climate change effects.

He said, “The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, which acts like the State environmental police, in the last three months has carried out 367 enforcement operations in households, markets, hotels, warehouses, sales points, industries, worship centers, night clubs, and other places for various environmental violations, while abatement notices were served on others for discharging raw sewage into the lagoon.”

The commissioner said henceforth, “The various agencies on environmental sustainability have been empowered to prosecute individuals or organizations that may be caught degrading the environment in any form.”

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