The Lagos State Government has said it would set up a board to investigate an an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps over allegations of receiving N20,000 bribe from a suspected environmental offender.The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on his X account on Friday adding that the officer has been formally issued a query.LAGESC, commonly known as Kick Against Indiscipline, routinely enforces public order by detaining offenders—such as street traders, hawkers, and pedestrians who jump fences or cross expressways—in enforcement vehicles like the Black Maria.Detainees are typically prosecuted in mobile courts for fines or community service.A video that went viral on Thursday showed the officer of the Kick Against Indiscipline, a unit under LAGESC, allegedly collecting cash from a man inside what appeared to be a Black Maria.The video, seen byCity Round, showed the officer in a green uniform receiving the money while the suspected environmental offender was inside the vehicle.Related NewsFake agency: Abure, ex-minister deny links to late suspectEFCC arraigns firm’s GMD over alleged $600,000 fraudXenophobia: FG airlifts 39 more Nigerians from South AfricaResponding to this, Wahab said, “My attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbreaker. Such conduct is unacceptable and runs contrary to the rules, ethics, and core values of the agency.“Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on his X account on Friday adding that the officer has been formally issued a query.LAGESC, commonly known as Kick Against Indiscipline, routinely enforces public order by detaining offenders—such as street traders, hawkers, and pedestrians who jump fences or cross expressways—in enforcement vehicles like the Black Maria.Detainees are typically prosecuted in mobile courts for fines or community service.A video that went viral on Thursday showed the officer of the Kick Against Indiscipline, a unit under LAGESC, allegedly collecting cash from a man inside what appeared to be a Black Maria.The video, seen byCity Round, showed the officer in a green uniform receiving the money while the suspected environmental offender was inside the vehicle.Related NewsFake agency: Abure, ex-minister deny links to late suspectEFCC arraigns firm’s GMD over alleged $600,000 fraudXenophobia: FG airlifts 39 more Nigerians from South AfricaResponding to this, Wahab said, “My attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbreaker. Such conduct is unacceptable and runs contrary to the rules, ethics, and core values of the agency.“Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. LAGESC, commonly known as Kick Against Indiscipline, routinely enforces public order by detaining offenders—such as street traders, hawkers, and pedestrians who jump fences or cross expressways—in enforcement vehicles like the Black Maria.Detainees are typically prosecuted in mobile courts for fines or community service.A video that went viral on Thursday showed the officer of the Kick Against Indiscipline, a unit under LAGESC, allegedly collecting cash from a man inside what appeared to be a Black Maria.The video, seen byCity Round, showed the officer in a green uniform receiving the money while the suspected environmental offender was inside the vehicle.Related NewsFake agency: Abure, ex-minister deny links to late suspectEFCC arraigns firm’s GMD over alleged $600,000 fraudXenophobia: FG airlifts 39 more Nigerians from South AfricaResponding to this, Wahab said, “My attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbreaker. Such conduct is unacceptable and runs contrary to the rules, ethics, and core values of the agency.“Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. Detainees are typically prosecuted in mobile courts for fines or community service.A video that went viral on Thursday showed the officer of the Kick Against Indiscipline, a unit under LAGESC, allegedly collecting cash from a man inside what appeared to be a Black Maria.The video, seen byCity Round, showed the officer in a green uniform receiving the money while the suspected environmental offender was inside the vehicle.Related NewsFake agency: Abure, ex-minister deny links to late suspectEFCC arraigns firm’s GMD over alleged $600,000 fraudXenophobia: FG airlifts 39 more Nigerians from South AfricaResponding to this, Wahab said, “My attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbreaker. Such conduct is unacceptable and runs contrary to the rules, ethics, and core values of the agency.“Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. A video that went viral on Thursday showed the officer of the Kick Against Indiscipline, a unit under LAGESC, allegedly collecting cash from a man inside what appeared to be a Black Maria.The video, seen byCity Round, showed the officer in a green uniform receiving the money while the suspected environmental offender was inside the vehicle.Related NewsFake agency: Abure, ex-minister deny links to late suspectEFCC arraigns firm’s GMD over alleged $600,000 fraudXenophobia: FG airlifts 39 more Nigerians from South AfricaResponding to this, Wahab said, “My attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbreaker. Such conduct is unacceptable and runs contrary to the rules, ethics, and core values of the agency.“Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. The video, seen byCity Round, showed the officer in a green uniform receiving the money while the suspected environmental offender was inside the vehicle.Related NewsFake agency: Abure, ex-minister deny links to late suspectEFCC arraigns firm’s GMD over alleged $600,000 fraudXenophobia: FG airlifts 39 more Nigerians from South AfricaResponding to this, Wahab said, “My attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbreaker. Such conduct is unacceptable and runs contrary to the rules, ethics, and core values of the agency.“Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. Responding to this, Wahab said, “My attention has been drawn to a viral video allegedly showing an officer of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps receiving a bribe from a lawbreaker. Such conduct is unacceptable and runs contrary to the rules, ethics, and core values of the agency.“Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. “Consequently, we have immediately issued the officer a query, and this will be followed by the constitution of a Personnel Management Board to investigate the matter in accordance with the provisions of the Lagos State Civil Service Rules and Regulations.“The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. “The Lagos State government maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption and any form of misconduct within its public service. Any officer found culpable will be subjected to the appropriate disciplinary measures as stipulated by the relevant regulations.”The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. The commissioner emphasised that offering a bribe is as unlawful as receiving one and urged “everyone to obey the law and refrain from attempting to compromise enforcement officers.”LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. LAGESC was created on March 1, 2017, when former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode signed the Environmental Management Protection LawThey are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally. They are tasked with enforcing the state’s environmental, traffic, and urban sanitation laws, which includes stopping illegal street trading, removing unauthorised shanties, clearing illegal dumpsites, and apprehending individuals who dump refuse illegally.