LASEPA officials, backed up by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed the affected churches and mosques today and shut them down for refusing to comply with the environmental laws of the state.
The affected churches are The Lords Chosen Church, Onipanu and Evangelical Apostolic Church. The affected mosques are Darusalam Mosque at Sabo, Yaba and Ayegbesin Mosque at Mafoluku, Oshodi.
The team was led by Mr Kayode Bello, a senior government official at LASEPA.
General Manager, LASEPA, Engr Rasheed Shabi said the affected places of worship were shut down over noise pollution as people in their vicinity had complained about the unabating noise.
He said they were served abatement notices for them to remove the horns and loud speakers outside their churches in order not to disturb the public.
Shabi added that the affected places of worship failed to comply with the abatement notices.
He stated that government had no choice than to shut them down.
According to him, the affected worship centres would not be opened until they comply with the environmental laws of the state as regards noise pollution. Last week, Shabi had said that some of the churches tended to blackmail the state government for closing down their worship centres for not complying with the laws of the state.
He said sensitisation was still ongoing to let the churches know that they do not have to constitute nuisance to their environment and that they could use inbuilt speakers.
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ReplyDeleteThere are some sound studio that disturb the public in my area Shibiri road Ojo LG.
One is at Santana B/stop Shibiri Road Ojo LG, Lagos.
Even the bale of Shibiri (Eng. Aruna Bako) has called the studio's owner to stop (play low) but persist.
please Mr Kayode Bello, a senior government official at LASEPA help us
its good if people knows the phone no. to report to.
thanks LASEPA
keep Lagos Clean.
I WISH OYO STATE GOVERNMENT CAN DO LIKEWISE.
ReplyDelete@ ALHUDAHBIZ Fill the LASEPA Compailt form here http://www.moelagos.org/desk.php?who=lasepa
ReplyDeleteThank u Mr kayode bello.Its mere ignorance or do i say act of foolishness that make ppl disturb their neighbours in d name of religion.This cannot happen in advanced countries.Even the holy book urges us 2 b at peace with our neighbours,but how can this happen wen ppl constitute nuisance in the name of serving GOD.PLS OGA ABEG SHUT DOWN MORE IF U CAN.
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