Lagos task force nabs four individuals urinating on bridge

Four individuals arrested for urinating on Lagos bridge. | Credit: Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps.

The Lagos State Government has arrested four individuals for allegedly urinating on the Kodesoh Bridge in Ikeja, as part of its intensified efforts to curb open defecation and promote environmental sanitation across the state.

The arrests were made around 8:30pm on Friday during a late-night monitoring and enforcement operation carried out by the Lagos State Anti-Open Defecation Task Force.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Lagost State, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday.

“During late night monitoring and enforcement today by the Lagos State Anti-Open Defecation team, 4 individuals were arrested urinating on Kodesoh Bridge in Ikeja at about 8.30pm,” Wahab said.

The arrested individuals have since been detained at the office of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps in Bolade, Oshodi, and are expected to be prosecuted under environmental laws governing the state.

Wahab reiterated the state government’s zero tolerance for environmental abuse and improper use of public infrastructure, warning that more arrests would follow if residents failed to comply with sanitation regulations.

Meanwhile, the commissioner also provided an update on an ongoing clean-up operation at the Oja Oba underbridge in Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island.

According to him, the exercise, which is currently in its third day, has uncovered an alarming volume of refuse, indicating large-scale misuse of the space.

“The volume of refuse being evacuated is overwhelming — a clear indication of misuse of public infrastructure.

“While the scale of the waste suggests it may take up to 10 days to fully clear, we remain undeterred. Our goal is to reclaim this space for safe and proper public use, and to send a strong message that such abuse of shared spaces will no longer be tolerated in our city,” Wahab stated.

He urged Lagosians to join hands with the government in promoting cleanliness, environmental responsibility, and respect for public spaces.

The Lagos State Government, through its various agencies, has continued to ramp up enforcement of sanitation laws, warning that offenders will face the full weight of the law.