The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Monday sealed several establishments in the Ifako-Ijaiye and Igando areas over repeated cases of noise and air pollution.
Among the sealed premises were the Cherubim and Seraphim (King of Kings) Church in Georgius Cole Estate, Ifako-Ijaiye; a fufu-making shop for heat and air pollution; and Tyonex Nigeria Limited, LASU–Isheri Road, Igando, for environmental nuisance.
The agency made this disclosure through a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, following an enforcement operation carried out on Monday.
LASEPA General Manager, Babatunde Ajayi, who said the enforcement was aimed at protecting public health and restoring environmental sanity across Lagos, added that the agency had received multiple complaints from residents about the church’s activities despite previous warnings.
LASEPA boss specifically frowned at the Cherubim and Seraphim Church operating illegally within a residential Georgius Cole Estate, Ifako Ijaye, with several complaints of unabated noise infractions brought against the Church by the residents.
He also cautioned that while freedom of worship is guaranteed, it must not violate the rights of others
“As much as there is freedom of worship in the State, no individual or association is allowed to infringe on the fundamental rights of others or impact negatively on the health of other neighbours in the name of religious activities,”Ajayi added, just as he also reiterated the agency’s zero-tolerance policy for pollution of any form.
