The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has disengaged a group of street sweepers, their supervisors and the service provider after an investigation linked them to indiscriminate waste disposal along the Oworonshoki-Berger axis.

The authority also arrested two suspected illegal waste dumpers during an enforcement operation in the area.

LAWMA Managing Director, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this at the weekend, saying the sanctions followed sustained surveillance of the road median, which had become a recurring waste hotspot.

According to him, investigations revealed that some of the street sweepers responsible for keeping the area clean were themselves involved in dumping waste at the location.

Gbadegesin said the affected sweepers, supervisors and service provider were disengaged to reinforce LAWMA’s position that all personnel and contractors must comply with the standards governing waste management in Lagos.

He warned that the authority would not shield any individual or contractor found undermining efforts to keep the state clean.

“Our responsibility is to keep Lagos clean, and everyone involved in that responsibility must play their part. Where our investigations establish that anyone is contributing to the problem, appropriate action will be taken. There will be no exceptions,” he said.

In a separate enforcement operation, LAWMA officials arrested two suspected illegal waste dumpers operating around the Berger-Oworonshoki axis.

One of the suspects, identified as Timileyin Ojo, was allegedly caught using a wheelbarrow to dump waste on the road median.

The second suspect, described as a suspected cart pusher, was arrested for allegedly carrying out unauthorised waste collection within the area.

Both suspects were taken to the Oshodi Task Force Office (Mobile Court) for further investigation and prosecution under relevant environmental laws.

The latest enforcement action comes amid LAWMA’s intensified efforts to tackle recurring waste disposal violations and unauthorised waste collection across Lagos.

Gbadegesin urged residents and businesses to dispose of their waste through approved channels and patronise only assigned Private Sector Participants (PSPs).

He stressed that waste management workers and service providers would be held to the same environmental standards expected of residents and other stakeholders.

“The authority will sustain surveillance along the Berger-Oworonshoki axis and other identified waste hotspots, with further enforcement actions to be taken where investigations establish violations,” he said.

LAWMA also called on residents to report cases of indiscriminate dumping and unauthorised waste collection through its designated channels, urging the public to support efforts to maintain a cleaner environment across the state.