Tank farm owners deny polluting Lagos waterways

Tank farm owners in Lagos have denied allegations of polluting the city's waterways, despite the Lagos Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) identifying them as major contributors to pollution. NIWA's Lagos Area Manager, Sarat Braimah, highlighted tank farms, ship ballast discharge, and waste from waterfront communities as key contributors to the degradation of aquatic life and waterway pollution.

Braimah specifically mentioned the Kirikiri area as having visibly blackened water due to industrial waste discharge, contrasting it with the naturally blue waters in other parts of the state. Despite this, tank farm owners have claimed to have proper waste disposal protocols in place, denying any wrongdoing.

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