Super Eagles Legend Kanu Nwankwo owns the hotel named Hardley Apartments, located in Victoria
Island was among other hotels, churches and mosques recently sealed across the
mega city yesterday, August 3, over allegations of noise and air
pollution by Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency
According to Punch, 30 facilities were shut in the metropolis, the
areas include; Ketu, Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Victoria Island and Surulere.
LASEPA alleged that the owners had been contacted several times in
the last one year, but they refused to address the issues raised by the
agency
Addressing the Press, LASEPA General Manager, Rasheed Shabi said: “The
environment belongs to every one of us. Lagosians need to live in
peace. A survey was carried out by an international organisation and it
was discovered that 60 per cent of Nigerians have hearing problem.
“LASEPA, in the last two to three years, has been conducting
surveys on religious houses, and our findings revealed that 95 per cent
of them do not have approval to operate in Lagos.
“Most houses and club houses do not have fiscal planning
approval. Before you can build any hotel anywhere in the world, there
must be an environmental impact assessment.
“Most of the markets we have in Lagos State; we have people using
trucks to sell their products with speakers to disturb the peace of
Lagosians. Soon, we will tow as many trucks as possible to get them off
the streets.
“After today, the enforcement unit will go round. Anybody that
breaks the seal has violated the Lagos State law. We will then involve
the Ministry of Justice.”
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