Lagos State Government threatens sanction on religious centres with Loudspeakers.

Lagos State Government threatens to sanction any church or mosque caught disturbing public peace with noise from their speakers.

The Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Tunji Bello, issued the threat at his Ministry's 2014 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja. He said "government had been inundated with complaints from residents living near some religious places disturbing their neighbourhoods with noise and it would no longer watch the trend continue.
Furthermore, worshipping God did not have to extend as far as encroaching on the rights of others to peace. It is not right for mosques and churches to disturb other people with noise from their activities, simply because they are worshipping God.

Worshipping God should not come with so much discomfort to others. The ugly situation we have in some parts of the state is between four and five churches and mosques on one street blaring so much noise at the same time, thereby disturbing the peace of others. This is unacceptable and we can no longer tolerate this,''

He said the government had sealed no fewer than four churches, three hotels and one factory last year for noise pollution.