Nigeria, May 10 -- The Lagos State Government has arrested three residents for allegedly dumping waste illegally in the Ketu-Alapere area.

The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement shared on his X account on Sunday.

According to the statement, officials of the Lagos Waste Management Authority's (LAWMA) Waste Infractions Surveillance and Investigation Team carried out an overnight operation in the Ketu-Alapere axis between 8 and 9 May.

During the operation, the officials caught three individuals allegedly disposing waste at unauthorised locations.

"During this operation, three individuals were apprehended for unlawfully disposing of waste in unauthorised locations. To deter f...