LASG seals Jumia office over violation of environmental laws

The Lagos State Government has sealed Africa’s biggest online shopping mall office, Jumia, in Yaba axis over violation of environmental laws.

The state government said the online shopping mall discharged its sewage illegally into the drainage system in the area.

Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed the development on his X handle.

Wahab said “The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) saddled with the responsibility of managing all Wastewater activities in the state under the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources today (Wednesday) sealed the Jumia outlet in Herbert Macaulay Way, Yaba for illegal discharge of Sewage into the environment.

“The Jumia facility engaged the use of a submersible pumping machine to pump raw sewage from its sewage holding tanks directly into the environment on adjoining drainage outlets and road setbacks.

“The property owners will be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Environmental Management Protection Law, 2017”.