The Lagos State Government has sealed two estates in the Eti-Osa area which include EMCEL Court Phase I and Well Stock Apartments in Ikota Government Reservation Area (GRA), Eti-Osa for illegally discharging untreated wastewater into public drains and the environment.
Penpushing reports that the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab made this known in a post on his X handle on Monday, explaining that the action was carried out by Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO).
The Commissioner said investigations showed that the facilities were deliberately releasing untreated wastewater, which constituted a public nuisance, polluted the environment, and endangered human health.
“The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), on Monday, 8 September 2025, sealed off EMCEL Court Phase I and Well Stock Apartments, both on Lantana Avenue, Ikota GRA, Eti-Osa, Lagos, for deliberate discharge of wastewater into public drains and the environment, thereby causing public nuisance, environmental pollution and endangering human life’, Wahab wrote.
Penpushing further reports that he urged residents to adopt proper wastewater management and hygiene practices, stressing that these were essential for maintaining a safe and healthy environment across the state.
The sealing forms part of the state government’s crackdown on environmental pollution and poor sanitation, and over the past year, several establishments — including churches, hotels, and industrial facilities in Ikeja, Mushin, Gbagada, and Maryland — have been shut for violating environmental regulations.
Penpushing also reports that it would be recalled that the environmental agency on September 1, 2025, sealed a residential property on Apongbon Street, Lagos Island, for releasing faeces into public drains, days after residents of Jakande Estate Gate, Oke Afa, raised alarm over heaps of refuse on their estate road.
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in a related development arrested 40 people along Ozumba Mbadiwe Road and Lekki for illegal dumping and related infractions, while on August 30, another eight persons were apprehended on the Lekki-Epe Expressway for dumping refuse at unauthorised sites.
Penpushing reports that the commissioner assured that all offenders would be prosecuted in line with the law, as he enjoined Lagosians enjoined to embrace proper waste and wastewater management and hygiene practices to enhance public health and environmental sustainability
“Lagosians are enjoined to embrace proper waste and wastewater management and hygiene practices to enhance public health and environmental sustainability. We will not allow lawlessness to undermine environmental safety in the state’, Wahab stated.
Penpushing further reports that in June, officials sealed a property at number. 59, Ajoke Okusanya Street, Okota, after it was found to be channeling raw sewage from a septic tank into public drains.
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) In September 2024, closed down several facilities, including Vital Products Limited, Polite Anchorage and Suites, and 7th Heaven Hotel AND Suites, for similar offences.
Penpushing also reports that major markets which include Mile 12, Ladipo, and Oyingbo were temporarily shut until operators met sanitary requirements, while some restaurants and hotels have faced sanctions for discharging waste into public drains.
Meanwhile, number of residents of Isolo which include a vulcanizer Kazeen Balogun have called for the clampdown to extend to their community, stressing that they have made several complaints, adding that if authorities can arrest in Lekki over sanitation disobedience, the government should do same in their areas
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