Lagos Environmental Taskforce Detains Seven for Open Defecation

The Lagos State Environmental Taskforce has apprehended seven individuals for participating in open defecation activities.

The state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, revealed this information to reporters, indicating that the arrests occurred during an early morning operation conducted by the state's anti-open defecation team in areas such as Ebute Ero and Sura - Simpson, among other locations on Lagos Island on February 27.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Shile Suraj, Chika Chibuzor, Ganiu Mustafa, Justice Ugo, Ajala Olanrewaju, Adam Abubakar, and Lawal Mohammed.

Wahab stated that these environmental offenders would be taken to the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) headquarters in Oshodi for further examination and legal proceedings.