NAN-H-29
Speakers
By Ajayi Alex
Ilorin, Sept.15,2016 (NAN) An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Gbenga Abodunrin, has condemned the practice of mounting horn speakers outside worship places.
Abodunrin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday that the practice constituted noise pollution to the public.
He said that most religious houses were fond of placing horn speakers outside to the discomfort of the public.
“The way religious houses cause noise pollution with their speakers hung outside the building is a nuisance to the public.
“It is disrupting public peace and aside from that, it causes noise pollution and like I read that it could be dangerous to the hearing of babies,” he said.
The legal practitioner said that speakers should be strictly used indoors by worshipers and not used to disturb the public.
He, however, advised clerics and religious institutions to lower the volume of the output of their speakers in order not to disturb the public.
“I am not campaigning against the use of speakers in religious centres, but it is important for them to respect the rights of the public,” he said.
Abodunrin also called on the government to monitor the activities of religious and entertainment houses in order to curtail noise pollution they caused to the public.(NAN)
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(Edited by Constance Athekame and controlled by Abdullahi Yusuf)