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NESREA Seals Ibiza, H Medix, 12 Others Over Environmental Infractions

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja
Concerned about the safety of Abuja residents, the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed a popular entertainment center Ibiza Nite Club and Pharmaceutical building, H Medix Wuye, over environmental infractions. 

The agency also shut down De Hive Night Club in response to public outcry over escalating noise pollution. 

Other affected facilities were Shaanxi Construction Airport Road; Brmley Home, Katampe; Clover Court, Mabushi; Skyscape Real Estate Limited, Sabon Lugbe; Richardo Estate, Wuye; Stepcho Nigeria Limited, Wuye; Bima Shelter, Asokoro; Bilami Nig. Enterprise Kado; Ifedi Homes Estate/Residential Development, Kukwaba District; Java Design Concept Nigeria, Wuse II; and Dai Jin Jia Investment Limited. 

Director General of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor stated this on Wednesday during an inspection tour to the affected facilities. 

He warned facilities against violating environmental laws, promising that the commitment of NESREA to environmental protection remains unwavering.

Barikor revealed that measurements showed that the facilities exceeded permissible noise levels in contravention of the National Environmental (Noise Standards and Control) Regulations 2009.

“The agency issued three notices of compliance concern letters to the facilities which detailed the specific infractions and mandated immediate corrective actions to mitigate noise pollution. 

"They refused to abide by the National Environmental Regulations in their operations and in order to protect the residents, the facilities were sealed to enforce compliance," he added. 

Barikor disclosed that following public outcry by the residents over incessant and indiscriminate blasting by Dai Jin Jia Investment Limited, officers carried out investigations which revealed several violations including ground vibration, flying of rocks (boulders), noise and air pollution, contrary to the provisions of the National Environmental (Quarrying and Blasting Operations) Regulations 2013.

"The Charge Loading Density (CLD) of the explosives of 4 metric tonnes (4,000Kg) used by the facility exceeded the 3 metric tonnes (3,000kg) per blast as prescribed in the National Environmental Regulations, and the Depth of the Blasting Hole of 14 metres exceeded the 8-10m depth for commercial blasting," he said.  

The DG stated that the depth of the quarrying/blasting pit of 17 metres of the facility also exceeded the 3m prescribed by the National Environmental Regulations for blasting of rock mass occurring below the earth surface.

He informed that eleven other facilities were sanctioned for not having the necessary environmental documents incuding Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Audit Report as prescribed in the National Environment (Construction Sector) Regulations 2011.

Barikor promised that NESREA will continue to monitor the activities of facilities closely and will not fail to take appropriate actions against any entity that disregards environmental regulations.

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