Lagos Explains Why ‘Sealed’ Lord’s Chosen Church Held Services

After the Lagos
State task force
on the environment announced shut down of the headquarters of The
Lord’s Chosen and Charismatic Revival Church in Ijesha, on Oshodi Apapa
Expressway, the church still held Sunday worship and other activities, to
the chagrin of those who lauded the government’s action…more so, as the
church authorities denied the government shut down the church.
The
government has now disclosed that services which held in the church were
made possible because of a moratorium granted the church for special
programmes.

Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, who gave the
explanation, said the moratorium which followed an application by the
church authorities, expired yesterday.
He insisted that the church was closed down to prevent imminent outbreak
of killer diseases in the area and the state at large as well as serve as
deterrent to others.

Officials of the state Ministry of the Environment had last week, sealed the
headquarters of the church over alleged gross environmental abuse and
erection of structures on Odo Asimawu Drainage Channel, System 6c, an
allegation residents of the area and commuters have regarded as true.