The Lagos state government on Monday locked up popular Quillox pool and bar, Ajar and three other facilities owned by Honorable Shina Pellar representing Iseyin constituency, Prestige News Online has learnt.
Quilox was shut down for violating COVID-19 guidelines and contravening different sections of the State Environmental Law.
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) officials led by Special Assistant to the General Manager, Dr. Adebola Odunsi and the Director, Enforcement, Compliance, and Monitoring, Kayode Bello, visited the facilities on Monday.
The agency’s General Manager, Dr Dolapo Fasawe, said: “the agency acted on a tip from a whistle-blower, alleging traffic congestion, flagrant disobedience of the environmental laws (public smoking and noise pollution) as well as non-compliance of the COVID -19 safety protocols. And upon arrival, the team noticed several infractions and identified same to the management, which led to clearing out the fun seekers and shutting down the facility pending full investigations.
“Our aim in LASEPA is to identify environmental violations across the various facilities visited, but could not afford to ignore the level of non-compliance to COVID-19 protocols in all the sealed facilities.
“Therefore, their activities remain illegal under the State’s guidelines on combating COVID-19 outbreak. All offenders, including facilities, event planners, organizers, and promoters would face stern repercussions as consequences for their nonchalant engagement.
”Apart from the environmental contravention observed in some of the facilities visited, we saw clearly that there were so many other pressing issues that needed to be handled and as such we are happy that all other relevant MDAs such as the Lagos State Safety Commission,(LSSC), the Rapid Response Squad, (RRS) Lagos State Traffic Management Authority ( LASTMA) and the Lagos State Task Force are in sync with the Government to flatten the curve as soon as possible.”
Page One in Ajah, Farms City, and Bien Mange in Lekki axis of the state were also shut down by the government, Prestige News Online gathered.
