Emmanuel Thomas, Lagos
August 12, 2015 – General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Mr. Ademola Shabi has alleged that his men have become object of spiritual attacks with some of them at the point of losing their eyes in the quest to enforce laws that prohibits noise pollution in Lagos.
LASEPA has in the last one week sealed up over 40 religious organisations (churches and mosques) for noise pollution and some corporate organisations.
He said that though the massive clampdown on perpetrators of environmental pollution has started yielding positive results, it did not come without a price.
“Some of these places that call themselves religious houses; to me, only God knows who is worshiping him, like the one we did last week, I tell you, it affected some of my staff, one of them now has eye problem now, but for me as a scientist, I don’t believe in all those things, even though they exist, I have to do my job, my job is to see that Lagosians live in peace and show love to the environment, you can be herbalist you can be anything, that is your fundamental right”, he said.
The engineer however said that as a scientist, he would not be deterred in his resolve to ensure a safe and serene environment for Nigerians and other residents of the State.
In the meantime, Shabi said 80 percent of the places earlier sealed-off have been re-opened because the owners had agreed to the terms and conditions of the agency.
