The church, located in Ijesha on Oshodi-Apapa Expressway in Lagos, was shut down on Sunday Oct. 6th by officials of the Ministry of the Environment and prevented thousands of worshipers from having their Sunday service that morning.
The Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, explained why the Church was shut down
“The Church does not have proper sanitary system and they discharge their wastes into the canal. Most of their members trade on the expressway and we don’t want that"he saidThe commissioner also said the church had a habit of burning its refuse inside the church, an action that is against the environmental and sanitation law of the state. He said the church will be re-opened only after it builds new toilets, build a sewage septic tank for the treatment of waste water, remove all illegal attachments built on drainage channels, keep the environment clean and ensure that none of its members trade on the expressway.
Fair enough.
ReplyDeleteWhere was the chosen mopol when this was being enforced? Haha..holier than thou court jesters.
Deletenawa o! sanitation in the house of God too.1st to comment.Running to CBN for redemption
ReplyDeleteShut up...Nn
DeleteWill you shut up. CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS! don't u know that?
DeleteNa so u dey do for ur ppa house abi........isi aki
Deletey̶̲̥̅̊ξA̶̲̥̅ Ȋ̝̊̅§ true cleanliness Ȋ̝̊̅§ next to Godliness
DeleteLasgidi!! If really the church engaged in such unsafe practices then they need to be cautioned, but I beg for leniency on the church.
ReplyDeleteNo leniency!! I am a christian bt I dnt believe in double standards...my God is nt a god of dirtiness...cleanliness is next to godliness n pple should stop using God as an excuse to be disobedient
DeleteLove ur reply anon,u said it all
DeleteI Concur at Anon 6:56. Ur on point
DeleteLiniency for what?!! Fools like you who live outside Nigeria are always quick to insult the country when it allows acts of impunity just like this. I am a christain and concurs with the Lagos state government actions. Prince Filthy is your name . Ode oshi
DeleteHmmmmmmm,,, #lips sealed##
ReplyDeleteThat church sef...
ReplyDeleteNever seen stupidity herded to an art...
A church that teems with charlatans and goons..
If for nothing else, let that ..urch be shut down for tomfoolery!
Be careful
DeleteWas there a warning on these issues to the church before this closure? Govt. Let's be careful wit so$e of our actions.
ReplyDeleteAnd does a special warning need to be issued? So cos its a church it is above d law or wat? Or don't they know the laid down environmental laws of lagos state?
DeleteI'm a christian but I won't hesitate to castigate any church that violates the environmental laws from irresponsible disposal of their waste to noise pollution
ReplyDeleteFirm, Flatten and Correct your Posture in a snap click here
Don't know,but most of their church memeber av seen always look scruffy. with the banner of their they wear on their body.
ReplyDeletehmmm cleanliness they said is next Godliness.
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA3310
Na wa oo... Bona is this u typing? Sup with d gbagaun na? Abi is it 2 much vaseline on ur palm that's makin ur buttons slippery?
DeleteLmao!@anon 6:39
DeleteI am so confused as to how you can be a church and I have total disregard for your community. You are a CHURCH for goodness sakes! Why would you throw sanitary waste into a canal?!!! Aren't you supposed to set an example?!
ReplyDeleteV
That place should be turned into a shopping mall.
ReplyDeleteThose dirty people.
Wearing dirty and smelly banners all over the place.
Na them good pass as them dey so
Toluwashe's boo
DeleteMay God continue to forgive you
Aturu awusa, zombie.. Wen human's are talking u too is talking.. ugly tin...
DeleteTolu, you r a very big fool, hw many times do you go shopping? Nonsense muslim n foolish girl. Learn to talk sense.
DeleteThat's proper. Keep your environment clean. Make it your culture. Cheers. Engr E
ReplyDeleteVry gud!
ReplyDeleteNice move! Cleanliness is next to godliness, not the other way round
ReplyDeleteSo una mean say chosen na dirty ppl dem b n dy no dy abide 2 simple instructions? If na so den shame 2 dem. Proud catholic n ntin cn change it!
ReplyDeleteGod doesn't like dirty,Holy God
ReplyDeleteI am sure one of d members has been praying 4 a good toilet in d church and nw God has answered his prayers
ReplyDeleteNuisance is a criminal act punishable by fine. The pastor no go skl?
DeleteHmmm okay o
ReplyDelete~D great anonymous!
Linda u that a church? My dear its a slave camp despite all the exhortation from their numerious customers they can't build a decent toilet for them "smh".my people perish for lack of knowledge.I don't when they wake up and smell the coffe.the money used for private jet,luxurious cars can build million toilet.
ReplyDeleteThey don't practice what they preach (cleanliness is next to Godliness)
ReplyDeleteWho sed 'Cleanliness' has eva been part of dir sermons
Deleteimagine its taking the government to come fight for their customer upon all the offerings this church collect they cant provide basic customer service to their customer toilet! and they say cleanliness is next to godliness o
ReplyDeleteU call u it customer like its a buisness.. its a church ooo...but a terrible one tho
Deleteweldone fashola!! why cant this guy contest as president sef?
ReplyDeleteE no go win ooo. Apaptus
DeleteHmmmmm na wa o
ReplyDeleteDis is wat happens wen u hav a desperate illiterate ibo man as a "man of god"..Sum Pastors tink dey are above d law.. Usin christs name 2 commit and say lots of trash!! Nice move by d LAGOS state govt.. Leme see hw dis plays out, am sure dier members will hav 2months prayin n fastin and call dis "persecution"! D moment nigerians free demselves frm d deceit called religion,dats d day we'll move forward *ONYX GODWIN*
ReplyDeleteOnyx or whatever you call yourself you must be the higest fOol for this comment of yours .what has tribe got to do with religion ? You are as dumb as your comment
DeleteOnyx love u for dis comment. Apart frm d tribalistic part.
DeleteRemove the ibo man from ur comment and it will have some credibility but for now you're an APE.
DeleteHehehe...tot as much it could be 4 for allegedly defacing and constituting environmental nuisance to its environment,well they v gotta learn 4rm dis derive a means 2w improve.dem own toomuch sef haba. @rexo6
ReplyDeleteDats a gud move
ReplyDeleteKeep ur environment clean
Too bad for a church, ought to be a good example to others.
ReplyDeleteLike the popular saying "Cleanliness is next to Godliness"
No be 'Popular saying' e dey for Bible,na bible talk am..
DeleteThank me Later..
*Nita Briggs*
I pray God will intervene
ReplyDeleteWake up! God has. Do u be like the Jews who v been waiting 4 d messiah? For when Jesus came they persecuted him. Your ignorance my dear is like dt of d Jews.
DeleteThank God,nw one can drive safely on sunday without xprehensn traffic
ReplyDeleteInukwa !! Abeg you people should start collecting tax from them.
ReplyDeleteI just wish it won't be re -open for good.(Get a copy of chosen mopo and watch)the you'll understand why it shouldn't be re-open
ReplyDeleteUpon all d money wey dat church dey make, wetin dem dey use d money for??
ReplyDeleteDat church sef!
Haggard looking members yet their g.o swings in money!
Abi make dem close am parmanently sef!
Nonsense!
aww, this man has been tru alot this past few months, fashola let the man be, biko, na today una know say dem dey constitute nuisance
ReplyDeleteSo they shld continue constituting nuisance becos????
Deleteawww, this man has bin tru alot for sometime now , make demlv dem alone biko, lin lin post my comment ooo
ReplyDeleteNo big deal,they should keep their environment clean cos cleanliness is next to Godliness.
ReplyDeleteEko o ni baje oh. Linda post my comment oh
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmmmmmmmm dats goood
ReplyDeleteNo b small tin oooo
ReplyDeleteHoly. Cleanliness is next to Godliness . Dirty pigs.
ReplyDeleteNa wa o
ReplyDeleteNice one. EKO ONI BAJE.
ReplyDeleteAll hands must be on deck to keep EKO clean.
olu@atlanta.
Very gud 4 cleaness is next 2 Godliness our environment must b considered.
ReplyDeleteD whole of dem needs orentation o,dnt know d amount of toilet dat wil serve dat. Crowd.
ReplyDeleteHmmm nawaoo! Frm Nneoma. Linda pls post dis comment o,am begging you. Inugo o! Baby oku!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm dis is a church ooOoo we better be careful ooOoo. May God nor vexOoooo how can u lock up a church on a sunday hmmmm
ReplyDeleteU r a pig for saying dat.
DeleteWow! God is never a God of disorderliness. I think the church should do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteEwooo na wa ooo they should take a clue frm RCCG everytn
ReplyDeleteThey do is well organised sanitation wise they are wow
Sometimes force has to be applied for some good things to b established.
ReplyDeleteI support this. Hopefully they follow through.
ReplyDeleteSee people wey get mind for lagos, if na north now, a xtain gov no fit do this, it will become a religious matter. Actually a lot of this mosques and churches can disturb especially early morn Muslim prayers. They can really be nuisance .
ReplyDeleteMrs A
Must you display your ignorance and shallow mindedness here?
DeleteReligion has become a major problem n Nija, the moment we free ourselves from religious sentiments,this country will change for good. #Bube#
DeleteUpon sey u don marry, 'Mrs', ur mentality still b like pickin own.
DeleteVery good
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm strange bt true bt.......dey r suppose 2 give dem warning b4 striking and why on Sunday hunn!mtcheeew
ReplyDeletethey need to shut down most of the public infrastures then... they are all the same..police stations, army barracks, public schools...the list is endless!!!!
ReplyDeleteooga
ReplyDeleteMaybe Pastor Lazarus Muoka, did not come across the verse in the Holly Bible that says cleanliness is next to Godliness...Hha....
ReplyDeleteHehehe...where is that found in your own 'Holly' Bible?
DeleteIt's not in the Bible you dick head
DeleteLips sealed..
ReplyDeleteGbam!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDats gud. They shld learn 2 kip d environment clean
ReplyDeleteOdikwa egwu....
ReplyDeleteWell the reason actually makes sense sha..the Bible also says that cleanliness is next to Godliness...Such a thing shouldn't even be associated with a church.
ReplyDelete*Nita Briggs*
Hmmmmmmmm my lips are sealed
ReplyDeleteI think that is a good one, it will teach other worship places to be concious of their environment too.
ReplyDeleteSick country,sick dude enviromental excuse M̶̲̥̅γ̲̣̣̥ foot......keep pursuing shadows
ReplyDeleteI'm so proud of lagos state govt, iv witnessed it b4 I almost fainted. And as big as dat church is dey don't av a toilet,things r happening o.
ReplyDeleteThank God for Fashola's intervention!Religion must not turn us to pigs!
ReplyDeleteThe members always look dirty,scruffy
ReplyDeleteThey make Christianity look like a dirty one whenever i see them I shale my head
ReplyDeleteLol@ Bonario, you r so right. What's with that their lemon banner they wear?
ReplyDeleteGbam!!! That place needs to be closed forever. They should move to mowe. Ijesha is now so so rowdy, thx to God chossen.
ReplyDeleteCleanliness is next to Godliness.
ReplyDeleteLinda o Linda,why dnt ў☺ΰ post ma comments,this is the second time o,I dey vex gan, I can't even rembr the comment again.not fair #sadface#.
ReplyDeletePeople should be mindful of wht they say
ReplyDeleteThank God Oooh! God finally answer our prayers.
ReplyDeleteThis is the Definition of PEACE! Some "other people" would have burnt down Alausa over night!!!
ReplyDeleteThatz d way forward! At least traffic go cease on sundays.
ReplyDeleteI would still need the government to help arrest members who get on the road as early as 5am with loud speakers disturbing the the whole surulere from adelabu to agbonyin to nuru oniwo and aguda etc. They are always on the road on Monday's and Tuesday's @ 5am, am begging the commissioner and BRF to pls come to our aid and save us from this people. We never get to enjoy our sleep again all in the name of preaching.
ReplyDeleteNa woo make them try do am abeg
ReplyDeleteHealth is wealth
ReplyDeleteChosen n dt dir bullet proof lemon jacket. *shakingmy headvigorously*... continue chanting my rosary.
ReplyDeleteTo keep lagos clean,all hand must be on deck,
ReplyDeleteim not suprised because christ suffered same fate in his own time.chosen is my church i know better.how can someone say we dont ve clean toilets when they ve not been there once just to express hatred for sth he doesnt like.there are paid cleaners everywhere .the only truth in the story that is near a canal which has never,for once encroached its banks.if u curse,remember, u shall be cursed says the Lord.we are blessed.
ReplyDeleteThey are playing with fire o!.....
ReplyDelete@anon 7:56pm u are a big fool idiot. Na sleep be ur own problem abi? Linda post my comment o
ReplyDeleteIf u say preaching shd be stopped wat abt muslims dat makes noise too.na so God tin dey peper una. Mrs C
ReplyDeleteI'm a christian,the Muslims pray in their mosque n its nt so loud like d Christians who carry speakers n scream, wen u are still asleep,things should be done rightly, it would be appreciated better.
DeleteFinally!
ReplyDeleteI wondered when that was going to happen.
Lol.
Lagos gov't don enter church! Hmm wahala dey oh! But this Lord's chosen people too do sef!
ReplyDeleteanonymouse...u must b a pagan to hav made such an ungodly coment
ReplyDelete@anonimous u re mad u hear me
ReplyDeleteWas there any form of warning before such actions was taken? Hmmmmmmm
ReplyDeleteChoosen is a disgrace 2 churches. Let them face d Law.
ReplyDeleteUr also a disgrace to yourself. U should leArn how to type and not being an illiterate.
DeleteIt's about time, The church clearly doesn't care about the hygiene of her members. How can a church be built without a proper waste disposal system. The Lagos State govt should also curb the menace of people who use loud megaphones in the name of preaching. It gets me pissed and gives me headache. Why do Chosen members always were dat lemon green thingy. It totally creeps me out and a vast majority of them are always looking dirty and scruffy. A good call by the Lagos State Government
ReplyDeletemake u na leve them oo dat is my opion because is hw u make u bad dat is how u lie on it but coco be say e d affect community, pls u people should reason lik a child of God oo.
ReplyDeletePls dont talk any how
ReplyDeletemake u na leve them oo dat is my opion because is hw u make u bad dat is how u lie on it but the coco be say e d affect community, pls u people should reason lik a child of God oo.
ReplyDeletemy conutry nigerie ,stop embrass church of God lik that because notin consin u people , nigeria think about bokohram not church.but church becareful about na dity
ReplyDeletemy conutry nigerie ,stop embrass church of God lik that because notin consin u people , nigeria think about bokohram not church.but church becareful about na dity
ReplyDeleteServes them right. Cos it's a church doesn't mean they shouldn't abide by the law
ReplyDeleteServes them right. Cos it's a church doesn't mean they shouldn't abide by the law
ReplyDeleteThank God! Nuisance lot!!
ReplyDeleteThis is Antichrist at work if not for God he whould have close down the whole chur h in Lagos he tried it b4 but when they realised dAT only Muslims can not vote for them they were cautioned now they want to start it again.I have no bussness with lord chosen but there is no big church in Lagos that is free of this so call offence .this govt shut down many churches in the past for noise pollution but they have never shot down one mosque where only 5 worshippers will be using 2000 watt s megaphone to shout early in the morning.
ReplyDeleteJesus said what you hard in the closet shout it on top of the roof .pls my people don't be deceived if you are divided against yourselves now it will soon be the turn of your church .they can never go and close down any mosque on Friday they know that Muslims will tear them there. any where Jesus went in the bible multitude of people followed him.this people should stop there angry jealousy angaint the church of God. Lagosians are suffering no road anywhere in Lagos no water hunger every where no security now they want to start attacking the only hope and source of our comfort. it will not work .I am not a shosen I have no biasness with them but am a Christian
Don't be supprised some of the people sent to close down this church may be xtian but I will call them Judas
Lagos govt be careful in dealing with church cos govt go still dey but l feel sorry for e individual.
ReplyDeleteCleanliness is next to Godliness
ReplyDeleteCleanliness is next to Godliness
ReplyDeleteRubbish come to agege and see Muslim block road every Friday who is sealing them. People should pls respect God
ReplyDeletefirst time am commenting on linda's blog cos fuck linda*i'on get no shit on her.......But truth be said that church should bot be closed*it should be fucking banned**every mad man or woman on the street is always a chosen**wtf*even in far away ondo the shit continues. *Smh4 dem oh
ReplyDeleteam sure the founder's house will be super clean and beautiful in a serene environment.... some pastors sef na wa ooo
ReplyDeleteAbeg who get tecno charger 4 here* Hmmm..... bk 2 d matter! Choosen abeg mak una obey naa.. Govt, easy there.
ReplyDeletehad a flat tyre in front of the church some weeks back and i saw their members ... i think all the dirty people in lagos worship there ooo... i am sure dirtiness is their G. O selling point
ReplyDeletehad a flat tyre in front of the church some weeks back and i saw their members ... i think all the dirty people in lagos worship there ooo... i am sure dirtiness is their G. O selling point
ReplyDeleteI'd really like dis post cos am a member of that church. Personally I like wot lagos gov did but about the pastor being rich all dat ish it aint tru... I saw a list of people who own priv8 jets yesterday on dis same blog so wots all dese trash about him owning a jet and mansion?? Cos him name no dey dere and y wud 1 say my members are dirty?? I don't just get sha.. Much love guys
ReplyDeleteYou don't drop comments on things your not sure off . This exercise is done everywhere. I just read on another site that the place has been opened. Its a merely a sanitation exercise by the state. Dont cry fowl over nothing.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm na woa o ,but above all tings Gods sanctuary shld be kept clean.
ReplyDeleteBut wi al knw most areas around d mosque ar usually very dirty u see smelly gutters ad al dat except mayb d central mosque in Abj ad a few others how many times hv d shut it down?not to talk of on a worship day(friday)
ReplyDeleteCleanes is next to Goddynes
ReplyDeleteAnon 10.07pm..which one be anonymouse now. anonymouse ko anonybushrat ni
ReplyDeleteThe Lord's Chosen Ȋ̝̊̅§ not a dirty church. The church do have good toilet facilities at both end of its over 1km auditorium. The auditorium was built in 2005 with functional toilets, how come LASG is just coming out 8yrs after to declare to the world that the church does not have toilet? The church environment Ȋ̝̊̅§ not as dirty as being painted by MOE. Only God knows why MOE took to the press to announce its sealing off the church, yet it also fail to announce to the whole world that it has since reopened the church. For ♍ε̲̣̣ , the reason Ȋ̝̊̅§ not far fetch. The MOE were only used by satan to dissuade & spoil the mind of people already invited from attending our crusade coming up on 19th & 20th oct. Title 'ONLY GOD CAN DO THIS'. And for many who just comments on issues without verification, u should desist from doing so, because u shall ßε̲ judge by every idle word that comes out of mouth on the LAST DAY. I am a CHOSEN and I can not ßε̲ deceived. May God bless u all.
ReplyDeleteThe Lord's Chosen Ȋ̝̊̅§ not a dirty church. The church do have good toilet facilities at both end of its over 1km auditorium. The auditorium was built in 2005 with functional toilets, how come LASG is just coming out 8yrs after to declare to the world that the church does not have toilet? The church environment Ȋ̝̊̅§ not as dirty as being painted by MOE. Only God knows why MOE took to the press to announce its sealing off the church, yet it also fail to announce to the whole world that it has since reopened the church. For ♍ε̲̣̣ , the reason Ȋ̝̊̅§ not far fetch. The MOE were only used by satan to dissuade & spoil the mind of people already invited from attending our crusade coming up on 19th & 20th oct. Title 'ONLY GOD CAN DO THIS'. And for many who just comments on issues without verification, u should desist from doing so, because u shall ßε̲ judge by every idle word that comes out of mouth on the LAST DAY. I am a CHOSEN and I can not ßε̲ deceived. May God bless u all.
ReplyDeletelife nawao
ReplyDeleteLeave my church alone! All you jealous people! Leave my pastor alone! Bitter sad individuals! May God forgive all of you! How dare you speak evil against a man of God?? Let God's anger not befall on you or ur family! Be warned!
ReplyDelete