The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) has clamped down on the Mega Plaza on Breadfruit Street, Lagos Island for discharging untreated wastewater into the public drains, through the use of a pumping machine.
According to LSWMO, the pumping machine is used at night to pump untreated wastewater into the public drains, which pollutes the environment, exposing the citizens to communicable diseases, through this discharge of untreated wastewater onto the roads, drains and lagoons.
Explaining further, LSWMO in a statement said: “The Enforcement and Compliance officers of the Agency took time to monitor the property at night and took pictures of inappropriate and unacceptable behaviours.
“The officers later sealed the property after photographic evidence was obtained in the night.
The General Manager of the Agency, Engr. Adefemi Afolabi, speaking on the offence maintained that the State has zero tolerance for Environmental pollution and degradation.
The Agency, according to him, remains undeterred in its efforts at ensuring a clean and healthy environment in the State, for the sake of the public health of the citizens of the State.
The General Manager emphasised that properties and facilities in the State that fall foul of the law will continue to be sanctioned in line with the provisions of the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law 2017.
