Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has urged the Lagos State Government to halt plans to resume the monthly environmental sanitation exercise, which was previously suspended by the Federal High Court in 2015.

Adegboruwa emphasized that the matter is still sub judice and that the government cannot proceed with the proposed plan without violating court orders.

In a statement, the lawyer called on Governor Babajide Sanwoolu to immediately suspend the proposed resumption of the exercise, stressing that adherence to the rule of law and respect for the judiciary must guide government actions.

Adegboruwa filed a Motion on Notice at the Supreme Court registry on July 22, 2024, seeking an injunction to prevent Sanwoolu and other respondents from restricting the movement of Lagos residents on the last Saturday of each month or any other day for the purpose of observing any environmental sanitation activity.

The motion also requests that the respondents be restrained from arresting or detaining citizens in enforcing the policy pending the hearing and final determination of the appeal before the Supreme Court. The application, supported by fifteen legal grounds, was signed by Oluwatosin Adesioye, Esq., Deputy Head of Chambers (Litigation) of Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN & Co.

Reports have emerged that the Lagos State Government intends to resume the monthly environmental sanitation programme, although Governor Sanwoolu has maintained that participation would be voluntary.

The proposed resumption follows a 2015 ruling by the Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by the late Honourable Justice M.B. Idris, which struck down the policy and restrained the Inspector-General of Police and all officers from enforcing it through arrests for non-compliance. Despite appealing the judgment, the Lagos State Government abolished the unpopular policy at the time.

Adegboruwa’s call comes amid renewed public debate on the legality and practicality of restricting residents’ movement for environmental sanitation purposes.

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