Lagos State Shuts Down Ketu, Mile 12 Markets over Poor Sanitation
Lagos State Government has sealed off certain stores and markets within the Ketu and Mile 12 locations over repeated flouting of environmental guidelines.
The nighttime raids on the markets and shops that indulged in illegal disposal of waste onto roadside, median, and highway spaces, flagrantly disobeying the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law of 2017.
Water Resources Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the shutdown in a social media post, reiterating that the operation is in compliance with the government’s ongoing endeavor towards environmental sanity.
“In furtherance of our commitment to environmental sanity, Ketu and Mile 12 markets were closed successfully last night for persistent violations, including improper waste disposal on roads, medians, and highways in defiance of the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law of 2017,” he stated.
The closed shops and markets are:
1. Erukan Market, Mile 12
2. Oja Oba Market, Ketu
3. Owoseni Tundas Market
4. Oba Ogunjobi Market, Mile 12
5. Shops Owners (BRT Terminal), Mile 12
6. Mile 12 Bus Stop Shops
7. Ketu Terminal Market (6 plazas)
8. Ifesowapo Shop owners Market, Mile 12
9. Demurin St Plaza Shops, Ketu
10. The Occupant, 6 Demurin Road, Ketu
11. Ifelodun market, Ketu
12. Ibadan Unit 1 park (between Babajide Sanwo-Olu Market and Ikosi Fruit Market)
13. Ketu Tipper Garage
The Commissioner restated that enforcement is intended to safeguard citizens’ health and reestablish order in public places.
The Commissioner cautioned the stakeholders in markets to personally handle waste in a proper manner from now on, recalling that ecological abuse will no longer be tolerated by government.
This move by the Lagos State Government is a giant leap towards having a clean and healthy environment, and a warning to other businesses and markets to stop environmental abuse.
The government’s commitment to environmental sanity is commendable, and it is hoped that this crackdown will also have an impact on the overall well-being of Lagosians.
