Lagos State Government Shuts Down Seven Churches over Noise Pollution
Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency have shut down seven churches in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria over noise pollution.
The churches are the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministry; Bible Church, FESTAC; the Chapter of Christ Church, Oregun; Assemblies of God Church, Ikeja; Golden Gate Church, Ifako-Ijaiye and Seek and Save Ministry, Abule Egba.
The closure of the churches is coming after pre-sanction notices were given to the churches to abate the noise pollution emanating from their worship centres.
General Manager, LASEPA, Engr. Rasheed Shabi said the closure of the churches became imperative after several abatement notices issued to them were disregarded.
According to him, some of the churches even rebuffed meetings called by the agency on how to resolve the issue.
Shabi who pointed out that the state government was determined to reduce noise pollution in the state because of the anomalies and diseases related to it, enjoined worship centres in the state to comply with the state’s standard on noise, while suggesting the use of sound proof equipment by churches to reduce noise during their worship services
Some observations/questions:
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2. How many other worship centres were likewise served, and how many complied? Were mosques also served? how many of such are closed? - I notice the GM might be a Muslim going by his firstname.