Nigeria, April 2 -- The Lagos State Government has sealed a branch of Access Bank Plc located at Land Bridge Avenue, Oniru, Victoria Island, over an alleged discharge of untreated faecal waste into public drainage channels.

In a statement shared on X on Thursday, Tokunbo Wahab, Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, stated that the action followed reports of environmental violations.

Mr Wahab explained that some officials of the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) carried out a joint enforcement operation at the premises on Wednesday night after receiving a whistleblower tip.

The statement said the agency's investigations confirmed that the facility was discharging raw sewage into the drains, resulting in offens...