Woman Gets 18 Days Of Community Service For Improper Waste Disposal
Eko Hot Blog reports that a woman identified as Rukayat Oderinde arrested by officials of the has Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) been sentenced to 144 hours of community service.
Rukayat was apprehended for illegally emptying her waste bin into a drainage channel at 17, Hassan Ogumola Street, Ahmadiyya, Lagos.
She was caught red-handed on camera while she was disposing of her household waste directly into the drainage channel, an act strictly prohibited under existing waste management regulations.
Responding to this, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, said that improper waste disposal, particularly through drainage channels, could lead to clogged drains, which in turn caused flooding during heavy rains.
The environmental offender had since been sentenced to 144 hours of community service, which she had been mandated by the court to carry out for eight hours daily, from Ahmadiyya to Salolo route.
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