31 persons have been arrested by the Lagos State government agencies for allegedly disposing waste at unauthorized locations.
This act, according to the government, contravened the Lagos environmental laws.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on its official X (Twitter) handle.
According to LAWMA, they were apprehended by the men of Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) between 4am and 5am while disposing their waste at unauthorized locations across the state.
LAWMA added that they would before the court the Environmental Court, Oshodi, as stipulated by the state environmental law.
We cannot consolidate on the efforts to make the environment cleaner and better, when a few individuals are bent on derailing government’s efforts”, said LAWMA.