For constituting a nuisance in Lagos neighborhoods, the Lagos State Government has shut down the popular Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministry and six other churches in the Lagos metropolis over noise pollution.
Our correspondent gathered that officials of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA stormed a branch of the Lord’s Chosen Church at 25 Omobola Street, Lawanson, Surulere area and shut it down.
Other affected churches are Bible Church, FESTAC; The Chapter of Christ Church, Oregun, Ikeja; Assemblies of God’s Church, Ikeja; The Golden Gate Church, Ifako-Ijaiye and Seek and Save Ministry, Abule Egba.
A source revealed that the closure of the churches was carried out after pre-sanction notices were served to the churches to abate the noise pollution emanating from their worship centres.
Confirming the closure , the 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.