WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Lagos State Government has sealed thirteen markets and business plazas in Ketu and Mile 12 over persistent environmental misconduct, including indiscriminate waste disposal on roads and public highways. The disclosure was made by Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, on his official X (formerly Twitter) page on Friday. The enforcement operation carried out overnight targeted key marketplaces where illegal dumping of refuse has become rampant, despite repeated warnings and sensitization efforts. “In line with our commitment to environmental sanity, Ketu and Mile 12 markets were successfully sealed last night for persistent violations, including illegal waste disposal on roads, medians, and highways – contrary to the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law of 2017,” the statement read in part. In January, the Lagos State Government sealed off Block N of the Ebute-Ero Market for illegally channeling sewage pipes into public drainage systems and constructing a septic tank on a public walkway. The closure was executed by operatives of the Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) during a routine inspection exercise focused on enforcing environmental hygiene in markets across the state. The Lagos State Government reopens sealed markets and establishments only after all stipulated directives and corrective measures have been fully complied with.
Lagos Govt shuts markets, plazas in Mile 12, Ketu over environmental issues
