The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has closed down a petrol station at Fagba Bus Stop along Iju-Ishaga Road for indiscriminately discharging wastewater onto the public road.
This was revealed in a post by Tokunbo Wahab, the state Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources,on Monday.
An X user, @LanreEboda, had on Sunday called the attention of Wahab to the situation at the petrol station.
“There’s a serious issue of carwash wastewater spilling onto the main road at Fagba, causing pollution, your immediate intervention is needed to prevent further environmental damage and ensure public safety. Please act promptly,” the user wrote.
Confirming that the government had swung into action on Monday, Wahab wrote, “The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has sealed off ENYO petrol station at Fagba Bus Stop along Iju-Ishaga Road for indiscriminate discharging wastewater onto the public road thereby causing degradation of the road which was recently rehabilitated by the state government.
“The petrol station which also operates a car wash on its premises has been in the habit of discharging wastewater from the carwash onto the Iju Ishaga road and the surroundings until the sealing off this morning, July 29, 2024.”
The agency urged all persons or businesses that were in the habit of carrying out such acts to desist or face sanctions or prosecution, noting that the state had zero tolerance for environmental pollution and degradation.
