The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, disowned the viral video, where some uniformed impostors were promoting the sale of branded wastebaskets purportedly on behalf of the state. A statement signed by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, noted that the persons in the viral video were fraudsters who do not represent the government or any of its agencies. Bello affirmed that there is no unit or agency under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources – Lagos State Vehicle Waste Basket (LAVWAB) Enforcement/Compliance as portrayed in the branded vehicle which the fraudsters claim to be representing. The commissioner said the development has been communicated to security agents to apprehend the criminals and their cohorts, wherever they operated from, and bring them to book. Bello, therefore, enjoined members of the public to report any incident of anyone claiming to represent the government and coercing them to purchase any particular brand of wastebaskets for placement in their vehicles.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2020 14:26 UTC