Ogun environmental officials arrest woman caught dumping refuse in drainage

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The Ogun State Waste Management Authority, in collaboration with Environmental Health Officers of Sagamu Local Government, has apprehended a woman captured in a viral video dumping refuse into a drainage channel in Sagamu.

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The woman was seen carrying a yellow sack filled with refuse before emptying its contents into the drainage during rainfall.

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According to the viral video, she appeared unperturbed when she noticed that she was being filmed and confronted over the act.

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Confirming her arrest in a post on X on Tuesday, OGWAMA said the woman was apprehended following the circulation of the video.

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“The Ogun State Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), in collaboration with the Environmental Health Officers (EHO) of Sagamu Local Government, has apprehended the lady captured in a viral video dumping waste into a drainage channel in Sagamu last Friday,” the agency stated.

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OGWAMA urged residents to desist from indiscriminate waste disposal and patronise waste collection operators accredited by the agency.

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“A cleaner Ogun State is a shared responsibility,” it added.

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