The Lagos Government has arrested and arraigned five individuals for indiscriminate refuse dumping in a canal along the Igando-Iba Road Link Bridge area of the state.
The suspects—Quassim Jamiu, 44, and Ayo Jamiu, 18, both from Kwara State; Alexander Innocent, 40, from Akwa Ibom; Oparinde Taiwo, 55, from Ogun State; and Moses Adelowokan, 76, from Osun State—were remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Facility following their arraignment before a Magistrate Court sitting in Oshodi.
According to the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the men were caught in the act by operatives of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Task Force and security agents.
They had reportedly arrived at the canal in a lorry and were offloading waste when the enforcement team swooped in and apprehended them.