The Lagos state government through its agencies has effected its long time desire of getting rid with the environmental pollution emanating from the Olusosun dump site in Ojota area of the state
The combined efforts of the Lagos State Taskforce with the Ministry of the Environment in the cleanup exercise of the refuse hill located at Olusosun in Ojota axis of the State.
The activity which lasted for hours under the supervision of the Chairman of the Lagos State Taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye who stated at the scene of the cleanup exercise that the need for the clean up action was necessary considering the health and environmental hazards posed by the dump site to Lagosians transiting or residing within the area where it is located.
He further stated that the dump site has been a known haven for criminal elements who engage in so many forms of criminal activities one of which is traffic robbery. “We have carried out raids on this dump site in the past and made some arrests of suspects with dangerous weapons mostly used for robbery in traffic.
Clearing up the site now will definitely reduce the incidents of traffic robbery and pickpocketing around Ojota and its environs”.while recounting that a number of nine suspected traffic robbers were arrested at the site during the exercise and found on them were dangerous weapons used to intimidate their victims during their operations.
CSP Jejeloye hinted that the exercise which kicked off over the weekend would be continuous and thorough in order to ensure that cleanliness and hygiene is achieved and maintained on and off the dump site.
He further urged Lagosians to ensure that their waste are disposed properly in a designated waste bins and not littered across the street which could eventually block the ldrainages in the State and eventually lead to flooding.
“Envrionmental offenders who engage in activities that pollute the environment will be arrested and prosecuted in order to serve as a deterrent to others; he added.
He also reiterated on the need for all hands to be on deck to ensuring that Lagos State is clean, serene and habitable for all”
