The Government of Anambra state has expressed concerns over the alleged noise pollution from church activities during school hours in Onitsha, Anambra State.
The Commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, made this remark while speaking on a petition written to the ministry by a private school in the city, which alleged that the noise from the activities of a nearby church during school hours was disrupting its academic activities.
Chuma-Udeh described the development as worrisome, alleging that the noise was consistently distracting students and teachers, thereby disrupting academic activities during school hours.
She further said that noise pollution was an offence under the Nigerian law, and also urged the church leadership to explore peaceful ways of coexisting with the school given that the school had existed in the area before the church was built.
