Rain: Lagos seals building for indiscriminate dumping of waste

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The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources sealed off a residence in the Itire-Ikate area of Surulere on Wednesday.

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During the high-intensity rain, an eyewitness drew the attention of the government to an occupant of No. 2 Akewukewe Street, beside Ikate Local Government Area (LGA) in Ijesha, Surulere, who was seen dumping waste into the street water.

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Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, reacting to this incident, disclosed that the house had been identified and locked up immediately.

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“The house has been identified and locked immediately by Environmental Health Service Department of Itire-Ikate LCDA,” Wahab said

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