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Lagos penalizes offenders for defecating on pedestrian bridge

The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of Lagos State has penalized some individuals for open defecation on the Ile Epo Pedestrian Bridge in the Abule Egba area of the state. This…

The Ministry of Environment and Water Resources of Lagos State has penalized some individuals for open defecation on the Ile Epo Pedestrian Bridge in the Abule Egba area of the state.

This was disclosed by Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in a post on X.com (Twitter) on Saturday.

Wahab stated, “The Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources enforcement team has taken decisive action at Ile Epo Pedestrian Bridge, addressing the issue of hoodlums who defiled the bridge with waste and defecation.”

The offenders were arrested on Saturday and tasked with cleaning the bridge, removing all waste and restoring it to a hygienic condition

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Published January 18, 2025
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