Lagos State
Government yesterday shut down 53 churches, mosques and hotels over noise
pollution and environmental nuisance in
the state.
Some of the
worship centres were shut because they were converted from residential
apartments to places of worship thereby contravening the law and constituting
nuisance to neighbours.
Lagos State
Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA General Manager, Engr Rasheed Shabi,
while commenting on the closures said the agency received lots of complaints
from residents and neighbours of the worship centers
“In recent times, most of
the petitions kept coming back to us. It was as if we are not working at all.
That was why we shut the
premises. You cannot have makeshift structure and say you want to be conducting
services or vigil there.
Definitely, you will be
disturbing your neighbours.
So, the government won’t
allow the use of makeshift facilities as a church or mosque. Nobody is allowed
to make noise above 55 decibel during the day in the residential area and only
45 decibel is allowed in such area at night.
In the industrial areas,
90 decibel of noise is allowed during the day while the noise rate must not
exceed 80 decibel at night in such areas.
The compliance level is
increasing. More residents now understand the effect of noise.
Some of the religious
houses are also complying with the noise pollution regulations,”.
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