The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps ( LAGESC ) has arrested 20 individuals for engaging in open defecation at Ojodu Berger area of the state. The state’s commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the arrest on his X handle on Sunday. “During patrol and monitoring of Ojodu – Berger yesterday (Saturday) night and early hours of today (Sunday), operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps #LAGESCOfficial arrested 20 individuals for committing environmental infractions,” Mr Wahab wrote.
Earlier during the week, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Gaji Tajudeen, announced the plan to commence prosecution of people engaging in open defecation particularly along Berger Expressway. Mr Tajudeen said the enforcement was aimed at preventing the spread of communicable diseases like cholera in the state. As part of its advocacy campaign against open defecation, officials from the ministry of environment visited the location to enlighten residents on the importance of proper sanitation.
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