Lagos State government has sealed 53 churches, mosques and hotels at different locations across the state over noise pollution and other environmental offences.
Briefing journalists after sealing the premises, Wednesday, General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, Engr Adebola Shabi, said the agency was inundated with complaints from residents and neighbours of the shut premises.
Shabi explained that some of the affected facilities had been served abatement notices before the eventual closure, adding that the growing rate of worship centres calls for serious regulations, especially in area of noise pollution.
He noted that some of the noise-making worship centres are usually makeshift structures.
“You cannot have makeshift and say you want to be conducting services or night vigil there. Definitely, you will be disturbing your neighbours. So, the government won’t allow the use of makeshift as a church or mosque,” Shabi said.
According to him, nobody is allowed to make noise above 55 decibel during the day in residential areas and only 45 decibel is allowed in such area at night.
He explained that 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.
