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Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has arrested 13 individuals for allegedly participating in street trading at unauthorised areas throughout the state, together with Festac, Mile 2 and Ikorodu.
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The arrests have been disclosed in an announcement issued on Tuesday by LAWMA’s Director of Public Affairs, Mukaila Sanusi, PhD.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Dr Muyiwa (*13*), stated the arrests adopted enforcement operations carried out on the areas between Monday, October 12, and Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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(*13*) pressured that roads, walkways, medians, highway setbacks and different public areas should stay clear and accessible, warning merchants in opposition to utilizing such areas for actions that intervene with their meant functions. He urged them to conduct their companies solely in designated and accepted markets.
Those arrested throughout Monday’s operations in Festac and Mile 2 have been recognized as Joy Opeyemi, Abigail Manga, Chinasa Eze, Saika Taira, AbdulRasheed Elinu, Charles Nwango, Mustapha Abubakar, Aliyu Garba, Kazinu Umar, Moses Idara, Ahmed Yinusa, Yusuf Usman and Amaka Chukunju.
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On Tuesday, LAWMA’s Project WISE workforce, working alongside officers of Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, and cops, carried out one other enforcement train in Ikorodu.
The operation focused merchants working markets in unauthorised areas and led to the apprehension of offenders.
The LAWMA chief government stated the train was meant to revive order, implement environmental rules and forestall the obstruction of public areas. He added that the company would proceed monitoring the affected areas to stop merchants from returning to the prohibited areas.
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(*13*) famous that street trading in unauthorised areas contributed to illegal dumping, blocked entry, dysfunction and different environmental nuisances, thereby undermining efforts to take care of a clear and habitable setting.
“Public roads and walkways must remain clear and accessible. We will sustain enforcement against unauthorised trading. We urge traders and residents to use approved markets,” he stated.
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