Lagos Seals Toilet Facility Over Sewage Discharge
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed a public toilet facility on Savage Street, Ebute Metta, for allegedly discharging untreated sewage into a public drain.
Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on X on Thursday, stating that the facility was sealed on Wednesday following enforcement action by the agency.
According to him, the decision was taken after the deliberate pumping of raw sewage into a public drain, resulting in offensive odour and sewage flow within the community.
Wahab described the act as a public nuisance and environmental pollution that poses significant risks to human health.
He urged residents and facility operators to adopt proper wastewater management and hygiene practices to safeguard public health and promote environmental sustainability.
“Any act of environmental nuisance or pollution will attract appropriate sanctions and possible prosecution,” he warned.
Meanwhile, the commissioner reiterated that the state government is considering resuming the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, which was suspended in November 2016.
Speaking during an inspection of parts of Lagos Island on Sunday, Wahab said engagements were ongoing and expressed optimism that the exercise could resume on or before March.
The sanitation exercise, previously held on the last Saturday of every month between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., was suspended due to the challenges of restricting movement in a megacity.
However, worsening waste management concerns, including clogged drainage systems and indiscriminate dumping of refuse, have renewed calls for its reintroduction.
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