The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has debunked allegation of shutting down 52 telecommunications base stations across the country.
The agency discredited the claim reported in a national daily, describing the statement as an attempt to mislead the public.
The Chief Press Secretary of NESREA, Sule Oyofo, in a statement in Abuja, stated that the report credited to the Vice Chairman of the National Communications Commission (NCC) was false.
Oyofo said: “The statement supposedly credited to the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC is not correct; this may well be a calculated attempt to mislead the public and peddle falsehood.”
However, he explained that there are about 20,000 base stations in the country violating extant environmental laws and regulations.
He noted that these stations pose health threats to residents around the areas.
“In Nigeria of today, there are about 20,000 existing base stations nationwide a majority of which are indiscriminately cited without regard to the environmental and health consciousness of peace-loving Nigerians and without regard for the extant environmental laws and regulations.”
He alleged that the agency had requested telecom operators to provide their Environmental Audit Report and Environmental Management Plan but received no response.
Oyofo further blamed the operators for poor services experienced by subscribers, accusing them of negligence.
He explained: “If at all Nigerians have been experiencing poor services, it is not due to NESREA enforcement activities but rather the usual casual manner telecom operators have always handled their activities –which incidentally have impacted negatively on the environment and a threat to the safety of lives of innocent Nigerians.’’
He restated the commitment of the agency to ensuring Nigerians live in a safe environment.
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