By News Desk
The Lagos State Government has arrested a fruit trader in Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government, that preserves his wares with waste in drainage.
It was gathered that the arrest was made after a passer-by found him preserving the fruits in a drainage where he trades, recorded his actions and posted on social media for the state government to act.
The trader, arrested in Agungi axis of Lekki, was said to have mastered the act that he places the unripe fruits in drainage at night and remove at dawn in order to meet buyers daily demands.
Fruit Seller preserved orange With Gutter Water
A trader was ordered to pick out all fruits he kept inside gutter water for preservation before selling to buyers in Agungi, Lekki
Please always rewash your fruits before consumption.@followlasg@TheEhoanLagos@jidesanwoolu pic.twitter.com/UqIUOeKILy
— Lagos Waste REPORTER (@LagosWaste) March 28, 2020