The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has intensified its clampdown on environmental offenders, sealing several establishments in Ifako-Ijaiye and Igando over persistent cases of noise and air pollution.
The agency made the disclosure in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, following an enforcement exercise conducted on Monday.
Among the sealed premises were the Cherubim and Seraphim (King of Kings) Church in Georgius Cole Estate, Ifako-Ijaiye, a fufu-making shop cited for heat and air pollution, and Tyonex Nigeria Limited, located along LASU–Isheri Road, Igando, for environmental nuisance.
LASEPA General Manager, Babatunde Ajayi, said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to protect public health and restore environmental sanity across the state.
He revealed that the agency had received multiple complaints from residents over the church’s noise pollution despite earlier warnings.
“As much as there is freedom of worship in the state, no individual or association is allowed to infringe on the rights of others or impact negatively on their health in the name of religious activities,”
Ajayi stated, frowning at the church’s illegal operation within a residential estate.
Ajayi reiterated LASEPA’s zero-tolerance policy for any form of pollution, urging residents and organizations to comply with environmental regulations.
This latest enforcement comes shortly after the Lagos State Government sealed the sewage and wastewater treatment facility of Yaba College of Technology for allegedly discharging raw sewage into the environment.
According to the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, the action followed multiple ignored warning letters sent to the institution under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources.
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