Ogun Environmental Officials don arrest one Woman Wey Dem Catch Dey Throw dirty for Drainage.
SAGAMU, Ogun State Envaimen officials for Ogun State don kamot one woman after dem catch am for video as she dey throw refuse inside drainage for Sagamu.
Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), together wit Environment Health Officers from Sagamu Local Government, na dem carry out the arrest after video of the woman dey throw refuse inside drainage begin circulate for social media.
For di video, dem see di woman carry one yellow sack wey full of refuse. Na during rain she carry di waste go drainage before she empty everything inside di water channel.
According to di report, di woman no appear worry even as person dey record her and confront her for di action.
OGWAMA later confirm say dem don arrest di woman. Di agency explain say dem take action after dem see di viral video wey show her allegedly dumping waste inside drainage last Friday.
OGWAMA don also warn people for Ogun State make dem stop di habit of throwing refuse anyhow, especially inside gutters, drainage and other places wey no be approved waste disposal areas.
Di authority urge residents make dem use waste collection operators wey government don approve instead of throwing household waste for road, gutter or drainage.
“Clean Ogun na everybody business.” Na this kind message di waste management authority continue to push as dem dey call on residents to cooperate with government for environmental sanitation.
Di issue get serious importance because when people dey throw refuse inside drainage, di waste fit block water from flowing well. During heavy rain, blocked drainage fit make flood water overflow enter roads, shops and houses.
For many communities across Nigeria, indiscriminate refuse disposal don continue to create serious environmental problems. Plastic bags, food waste, bottles and other materials fit gather inside gutters and water channels, making it difficult for rainwater to move freely.
For Sagamu and other parts of Ogun State, proper waste disposal therefore remain important, especially during periods when heavy rainfall fit increase flood risk.
Environmental sanitation officials say residents get responsibility to help protect public infrastructure. Government fit clear drainage and provide waste-management services, but residents also need to avoid practices wey fit block drainage or pollute their communities.
Di latest arrest also show say authorities for Ogun State dey increase enforcement against people wey violate environmental rules.
OGWAMA don call on residents to use approved waste collection services and avoid dumping refuse for wey Dem no suppose throw dirty Di agency maintain say keeping Ogun clean no be only government responsibility but something wey everybody for di state must contribute to.
As environmental authorities continue their enforcement, residents for Sagamu and other communities don get reminder say throwing refuse inside drainage fit create bigger problems for di whole community, especially when rain start fall heavily.
For now, di case of di arrested woman highlight one bigger environmental challenge for Nigerian cities: how government and residents fit work together to keep gutters, drainage channels, roads and public spaces clean and free from waste.