{"id":17291,"date":"2026-11-13T20:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T20:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/seven-jailed-six-weeks-for-dumping-waste-on-lagos-roads\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T20:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T20:30:59","slug":"seven-jailed-six-weeks-for-dumping-waste-on-lagos-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/seven-jailed-six-weeks-for-dumping-waste-on-lagos-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven jailed six weeks for dumping waste on Lagos roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"242\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Seven-jailed-six-weeks-for-dumping-waste-on-Lagos-roads.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seven jailed six weeks for dumping waste on Lagos roads\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Olasunkanmi Akoni<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has secured the conviction of seven persons for indiscriminate disposal of waste on road medians and other unauthorised locations in Mushin, Bariga and Ikorodu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The convicts were each sentenced to six weeks\u2019 imprisonment by a Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, after pleading guilty to the offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Executive Director, Finance, LAWMA, Kunle Adebiyi, disclosed this at Ijora-Olopa on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The convicts were identified as Azeez Olawale, Ibrahim Alani, Ismail Lawal, Segun Sunday, Seun Olawale, Aliu Musa and Mustapha Muazu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adebiyi described the convictions as a warning to residents who violate environmental sanitation regulations, noting that indiscriminate waste disposal posed serious threats to public health, environmental safety and the city\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged residents to patronise registered Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators for proper waste collection and desist from dumping refuse on road medians, drainage channels and other unauthorised locations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said LAWMA would sustain its enforcement operations and ensure that environmental offenders were prosecuted in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adebiyi reiterated that maintaining a clean and healthy Lagos required collective responsibility, urging residents to adopt proper waste disposal practices and support the authority\u2019s efforts to improve environmental sanitation across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/seven-jailed-six-weeks-for-dumping-waste-on-lagos-roads\/\">Seven jailed six weeks for dumping waste on Lagos roads<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has secured the conviction of seven persons for indiscriminate disposal of waste on road medians and other unauthorised locations in Mushin,&hellip; 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