The Mushin Local Government under the leadership of its Executive Chairman, Hon. Tunbosun Haruna Aruwe, has stepped up enforcement of environmental sanitation laws with the prosecution of four individuals arrested for indiscriminate refuse dumping along Isolo Road. 

The offenders were apprehended by the Local Government’s Environmental and Enforcement Task Team during a routine patrol aimed at curbing environmental degradation and enforcing sanitation compliance across Mushin.

Following their arrest, the suspects were charged before a competent court and found guilty of violating environmental sanitation regulations. The court subsequently imposed a fine of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (₦250,000) each, with an option of imprisonment should they fail to comply.

Reacting to the court ruling, Hon. Aruwe reaffirmed his administration’s zero-tolerance policy on environmental indiscipline, warning that offenders would face the full weight of the law.

“Indiscriminate refuse dumping will no longer be tolerated in Mushin. Anyone found violating our environmental laws will be arrested and prosecuted, regardless of status,” Aruwe said.

He noted that illegal dumping not only defaces the environment but also poses serious health risks and contributes significantly to flooding in the area.

“This prosecution is meant to serve as a strong deterrent to others who still engage in this harmful practice. A clean environment is a shared responsibility,” the chairman added.

Hon. Aruwe urged residents, traders, and motorists to make use of approved waste disposal channels and to cooperate with sanitation officials in keeping the local government clean.

He further assured that enforcement and monitoring exercises would continue across all wards, stressing that his administration remains committed to building a cleaner, healthier, and flood-free Mushin Local Government.