Lagos resident remanded in Kirikiri prison till June 26 over illegal dumping of waste

A Lagos resident, Olawale Ogunbadejo, has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre by a Magistrate’s Court for illegal waste disposal on a public road.

The court ordered his remand on Wednesday, pending a trial scheduled for June 26. This was disclosed on social media by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Wale Ajetunmobi.

“Mr Olawale Ogunbadejo, caught disposing of refuse on the road, has just been remanded in Kiri-Kiri Prison by the Magistrate’s Court till June 26,” he wrote on X

Ogunbadejo, who resides at No. 25, Ajiboye Street, Alapere, in the Ketu area of Lagos, was caught on camera on dumping waste on the Alapere Link Bridge on Wednesday, May 21.

The state government earlier on Wednesday called for help in locating Ogunbadejo and promised a reward for anyone that can help with useful information that can lead to his arrest.

He was later apprehended in a joint operation carried out by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), also known as KAI.