LAGOS GOVT SHUTS DOWEN COLLEGE OVER 'INDISCRIMINATE WASTE DISPOSAL'

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By: Sefiu Ajape

The Lagos State Government has sealed Dowen College, located in Lekki Phase 1, for allegedly violating waste management regulations.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the closure on Wednesday via a post on X (formerly Twitter).

“Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps #LAGESCOfficial in collaboration with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority #Lawma_gov sealed up Dowen College in Lekki over indiscriminate waste disposal,” Wahab stated.

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The enforcement followed a video shared by the commissioner on Tuesday, showing sanitation officials apprehending an unidentified man for breaching waste disposal laws. During questioning, the man admitted to working with Dowen College, which led authorities to trace the violation back to the school.

“This waste was traced to Dowen College in Lekki Phase 1. Such disregard for environmental laws is unacceptable.

“Corps Marshal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps has been directed to proceed with sealing the premises.

“We will not hesitate to take firm action against any institution or organisation that violates our waste management regulations.

“Lagos must remain clean, safe and healthy for all residents, and enforcement will continue without compromise,” Wahab said in the earlier post.