Lagos creates ‘waste police’, vows crackdown on indiscriminate refuse dumping

The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a Special Task Force to combat indiscriminate waste dumping across the metropolis, particularly on roads, bus stops, garages, and lay-bys.
Commissioner for the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab disclosed this in an X post on Sunday.
The commissioner noted that as part of the initiative, members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) would work with government agencies as “waste police” to monitor and report environmental violations.
Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi emphasised that tackling environmental abuse requires collaboration between government...