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The Lagos State Government says the use of residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres or burial sites is not allowed in the state.

This was contained in a statement titled, ‘Burial prohibited on residential premises – LASG’ on Wednesday.

The statement quoted the Executive Secretary of Lagos State Law Reform Commission, Mrs Ade Adeyemo, as saying that the prohibition was to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases in the State.

While noting that “it is an offense to use residential premises as morgues, embalmment centres or burial sites”, Adeyemo stressed that the Commission is tasked with the onerous responsibility of updating and reviewing laws that address immediate and peculiar needs of Lagosians at every point in time.

She said, “The Law Reform Commission is saddled with the responsibility of reviewing and reforming laws with a view to effecting necessary changes to make them more modern, fair, just, efficient, accessible and bring them in consonance with the prevailing social and moral values of society.

“In this regard, the Commission, after review, found it expedient to ensure that the Lagos State Public Health Law was expanded to include present-day disease outbreaks like the Ebola, Lassa fever and other communicable diseases.”

She noted that the very first compendium of laws in the State was the 1973 laws of Lagos State which was a merger of the laws that existed in the former Federal Territory of Lagos and those of Former Western Nigeria, adding that the present Law Reform Commission evolved out of the short term State Law Review Committees/Commissions saddled with the responsibilities of previous law reforms.

The Executive Secretary explained that some of the Laws and Bills that have been reviewed and forwarded to the House of Assembly for the benefit of the general public include the Animals Bill, Electric Power Sector Reform Law, Tenancy Bill, Real Estate Regulatory Bill, Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law and Law Enforcement Training Institute Bill, among others.

https://punchng.com/lagos-bans-burial-on-residential-premises/?amp=1

Ogun state are too found of that
No house in Ogun state without a grave or 2 in front of the house

Lagos the digital state.

Good development of only other states can follow suit

Where I come from (Delta state)It’s impossible to burry a Cheif Outside

This law can’t work in south south Nigeria


I HOPE I MADE SENSE

majamajic:
Ogun state are too found of that
No house in Ogun state without a grave or 2 in front of the house

Not only in Edo the South south are used to this practice . Right in front of there houses

Lagos State trying to cash out from the dead.

May God forgive them.

So people will be forced to pay money to get a space to bury their dead rather than bury in their environment.

Dead people don suffer. Someone can not die in peace again.

Nice one..
Let the dead sleep comfortably at the burial ground.

The ban no get Head sef
Government go dey ban anyhow.. well nah Dem sabi

The fvck


Niggarr!!


Wahala for Lagosians wey dey dictate where make them bury them !

This is a very good development
How can people's compounds be filled with graves in this 21st century... Are the whites foolish to have cemeteries?

Ikorodu comes to mind. Even my family houses sef dey guilty

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright.....
I doubt if it will work in edo state

I like this one

WELCOME DEVELOPMENT

majamajic:
Ogun state are too found of that
No house in Ogun state without a grave or 2 in front of the house

Amotolongbo

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Where should they bury them, government house?

I don't burial grounds in residential areas and Embalment centers but if you've a private house you can bury your loved ones there .

Nice development

So the dead should be buried at the governor's house cause I'm not understanding o

Una wan dey mine their parts abi

We don't trust politicians. They use human parts


Not a bad idea though

majamajic:
Ogun state are too found of that
No house in Ogun state without a grave or 2 in front of the house

Very true, Ogun state indigenes like to bury their love ones in their compound. I think the state governor needs to build and make cemeteries very attractive and affordable to encourage people to bury their love ones there. Also security in cemeteries is important as well because of evil ones

It is well.

Check out this thread.

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Okay.............

I kind of like this law.. hate to see graves every were

Atleast one can be able to buy a building without having to exhume a dead body in the compound

Good!!! This is long overdue, since Africans have refused to outgrow such nonsense.... If there are no burial spaces in designated cemeteries, people should cremate corpses.

how many times this news go hit FP

Yes please,but ogun state needs it the most,those who live there can relate