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Lagos governor shuts down places of worship for noise pollution

In Nigeria, the Governor of Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu has begun a controversial crackdown on noisy churches and mosques, following scores of petitions to the environmental protection authority from people angry about the conversion of residential properties into places of worship. 
While faith-based values remain a core inspiration to the 22 million inhabitants of the Nigerian metropolis, the vast majority of its people now identify places of worship as the biggest nuisance to public peace.


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