The affected churches are Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Mission Church, Anthony Village; Christ Chosen Church, Onipanu and Evangelical Apostolic Church, while the mosques are Darusalam Mosque at Sabo, Yaba and Ayegbesin Mosque at Mafoluku, Oshodi.
Also shut was Sunplast Plastic industries in Isolo, whose generating set was allegedly emitting hazardous fumes into a nearby school, and Scott industries in Matori for engaging their workers in dehumanising working conditions that that also constitute environmental nuisance.
The LASEPA team led by Mr. Kayode Bello, a senior official of the agency, backed by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, stormed the affected churches and mosques and shut them down for refusing to comply with relevant environmental laws of the state.
General Manager, LASEPA, Engr. Rasheed Shabi, said the development was as a result of a petition filed to his office by residents who had complained about the blazing noise pollution from the churches and mosques.
Shabi added that the affected places of worship failed to comply with the abatement notices thus prompting the agency to enforce relevant provisions of the laws on environmental protection, adding that government had no choice than to shut down the affected places of worship.
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 places of worship had blackmailed the state government for enforcing the law against non-compliance with the laws of the state.
He said lots of sensitization were still ongoing to let the places of worship know that they do not have to constitute nuisance to their environment and that they could use inbuilt speakers within their places of worship.
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