Dowen College Sealed By Lagos State Government Over Illegal Waste Disposal

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

Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the enforcement on Wednesday in 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 wrote.

The move came after Wahab’s Tuesday post, in which he shared a video showing operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps apprehending a yet-to-be-identified man for allegedly violating waste disposal rules.

In the footage, the man admitted to working with Dowen College after being questioned by an official, prompting the agency to trace the offence 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 stated in an earlier post.