Lagos Gov’t seals two estates in Eti-Osa over discharge of untreated wastewater

By Sodiq Adelakun

The Lagos State Government has sealed two residential estates in Ikota GRA, Eti-Osa, for discharging untreated wastewater into public drains and the environment.

The affected estates are EMCEL Court Phase I and Well Stock Apartments, both located on Lantana Avenue in Ikota GRA.

Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed the enforcement action in a statement posted on his X handle on Monday.

He said investigations showed that the facilities were deliberately releasing untreated wastewater, thereby polluting the environment, creating a public nuisance, and endangering human health.

“The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), on Monday, 8 September 2025, sealed off EMCEL Court Phase I and Well Stock Apartments for deliberate discharge of wastewater into public drains and the environment, thereby causing public nuisance, environmental pollution and endangering human life,” Mr Wahab said.

The commissioner urged residents to embrace proper wastewater management and hygiene practices, stressing that such measures are vital to protecting public health and environmental sustainability.

The sealing of the estates forms part of the government’s broader crackdown on poor sanitation and environmental offences.

Over the past year, several establishments  including churches, hotels, and industrial facilities in Ikeja, Mushin, Gbagada, and Maryland  have been shut for similar violations.

On 1 September, LSWMO sealed a residential property on Apongbon Street, Lagos Island, for releasing faeces into public drains. In August, dozens of people were arrested in Lekki and along the Lekki-Epe Expressway for illegal refuse dumping at unauthorised sites.

Wahab maintained that all offenders would be prosecuted, warning that the government would not allow “lawlessness to undermine environmental safety in the state.”