Scholars International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice (SIJLCJ)
Volume-2 | Issue-09 | 271-277
Review Article
Emergent Religious Bodies and Noise Pollution: Perspectives on Enugu Metropolis and Environs
Obeagu Christian C, Amaefule Eberechi R
Published : Sept. 28, 2019
Abstract
Apart from such Othordox churches like Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Apostolic and a few others, the presence of other religious bodies, especially of the Christian faith, is now ubiquitous and overwhelming within the Enugu metropolis and its environs. This ubiquity and, in some cases clustered, no doubt come with its attendant noise pollution in the environment to the detriment of the general public. This work examined the rising and emergent religious bodies in the Enugu urban centre and its adjacent environs, the impact of the cacophony of noise emanating from them which is harmful to the public in terms of decency and aesthetics as they are arbitrarily sited or located especially in purely residential zones. It made recommendations to the appropriate authorities on how to curb this menace and restore the lost glory and status of Enugu Metropolis as a clean city both in terms of neatness, serenity, structural and demographic aesthetics and decency.