The Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA has condemned an attack on one of its highway worker (sweeper) at Isolo Road, Isolo, Lagos.
The personnel according to the agency who was seriously injured with hammer and left with a broken skull has since been taken to hospital for intensive medical care.
Speaking on the incident, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, condemned the act and warned that the attack would not be condoned by the state government.
Odumbomi mentioned that such attitude towards highway workers is geared to disrupt the authority’s ongoing efforts to establish cleaner and healthier environment in the state.
“One of our highway worker (sweeper) carrying out his lawful duty at Isolo, was attacked with a hammer by a suspected miscreant by name Alao Idris resulting to a broken skull, which required immediate medical attention.
“This sort of unprovoked attacks will not deter us from rendering our services. However, we are sounding a note of warning to miscreants determined to undermine our efforts, that the state government will not tolerate these dastard acts, as perpetrators will be brought to book. The incident happened when the personnel was going about his lawful duty of sweeping the street” he said.
Lawma boss hinted that Alao Idris has since been arrested and handed over to the police for interrogation and prosecution.
The Lawma boss further reiterated his appeal to the public, to treat the highway workers with humaness and refrain from attacking them under whatever guise.
Odumboni appealed to residents to support and ensure that essential service providers like LAWMA were allowed to discharge their responsibilities in the state, without any fear of harassment, molestation, and attack, stressing that establishing cleanliness in the state was a collective responsibility, requiring all hands to be on deck.
He also admonished the populace to shun all forms of indiscriminate waste disposal, which had attendant negative environmental consequences, such as the blockage of drainage channels, especially as the rainy season draws closer.
For contacts with LAWMA, the Public is enjoined to call the following LAWMA’S tool-free line: 07080601020 and 617.
Emmanuel Ukoh