By Olasunkanmi AkoniLAGOS — The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has prosecuted at least 280 persons for alleged indiscriminate waste disposal across the state in the last six months as part of efforts to enforce environmental sanitation laws. Gbadegesin said the prosecutions, which resulted in convictions, followed increased surveillance, public complaints and targeted enforcement operations in markets, roadsides, canals and residential areas identified as locations for illegal waste disposal. Gbadegesin said, alongside enforcement, LAWMA had intensified public enlightenment and community engagement to educate residents on proper waste disposal and the dangers posed by blocked drainage channels, particularly during the rainy season. LAWMA warned that persons convicted of environmental offences could face fines, community service and, where applicable, imprisonment in accordance with the law. He reiterated LAWMA’s commitment to sustaining its enforcement and public enlightenment campaigns and urged residents to report cases of indiscriminate waste disposal through the agency’s official reporting channels.