The Lagos State government has sealed off the office building of Carrillion Construction Company, at Plot 10b, T.F. Kuboye Street, Oniru extension, Victoria Island over illegal sewage discharge.
This was disclosed on Wednesday by the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab.
The Commissioner, in a post via his personal X handle, explained that the company had been carrying out illegal sewage discharge into the public drainage via a pumping machine.
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“The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) today Wednesday 24th April, 2024 sealed off the office building of Carrillion Construction at Plot 10b, T.F Kuboye Street, Oniru extension, Victoria Island after it was discovered that the building had been carrying out illegal discharge of sewage into the public drainage via a pumping machine.
“The Lagos State Government reiterates its zero tolerance for illegal discharge of untreated sewage/ wastewater into the public drains and water bodies. Citizens are therefore advised to desist from this unlawful act and serious act of degradation of our environment,” the Commissioner said.