The Lagos State Government has shut down DONALD Restaurant, owned by Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest. The restaurant was shut down for environmental violations.
The restaurant, located in the Lekki area of Lagos, was shut down after two of its staff were found dumping refuse by the roadside.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this on his X handle.
He said that the Chairman of the Lekki Estate Residents Association (LERA) had alerted LAWMA in the early hours of Saturday, May 18, 2025, about illegal dumping of waste along Durosimi-Etti Street in Lekki Phase 1.
“A white Ford van with Abuja registration plates GWA 136E was caught in the act of indiscriminately discharging waste.” Gbadegesin stated.
The vehicle was tracked and found at the DONALD'S Restaurant, a nightlife establishment situated on Road 14 within the estate.
The suspects were apprehended on the scene by LERA’s Chief Security Officer and taken into custody at the LERA Secretariat.
Reports have it that the individuals attempted to bribe the security team with ₦100,000, an offer that the team firmly declined.
LAWMA’s Monitoring and Compliance Team was immediately deployed to the location, where they took custody of the suspects and sealed the premises for gross environmental violations in breach of the Lagos State Environmental Management and Protection Law, 2017.
Gbadegesin added that the suspects would be made to face full legal consequences.