The Lagos State Government in its
characteristic mode of enforcing new laws and regulations has come out
with another first in Nigeria – all houses in Lagos must be beautified.
The Commissioner of Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello said
yesterday that it is now mandatory for occupiers of houses in the state
to beautify the perimeter areas of their buildings.He added that violation of this law would attract a fine.
“A violation of this would attract N250, 000 or the amount the state would incur if it decides to carry out the beautification, or six months imprisonment or other non-custodian sentences…also anyone caught felling trees in the state or trimming them without permission would be fined a minimum of N50, 000 or sent to one year imprisonment.
