The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) back in February 2014, signed into law a private bill, which outlawed smoking in public places in the state.

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) have now made it clear that with effect from Sunday,17 August, 2014, it will be a punishable offence to be cought smoking in a public place.

”The penalties for first offenders include N10, 000 fine and one to three months imprisonment. Repeat offenders may be fined up to N50, 000 or get up to six months imprisonment.

Smokers, who smoke in the presence of a minor or anyone below the age of 18 years risks a fine of N15,000 or six months imprisonment.

According to the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Ade Ipaye said: “The Lagos State Government, in assenting to the bills, take cognisance of the dangers posed by public smoking to members of the public who are not smokers”.

“The law prohibits smoking in all of those areas that have been designated as non-smoking areas, including museums, public toilets, libraries, nurseries, day care centres and any facility used for the care of infants.

“Public telephone kiosks, public transportation vehicles, private vehicles where there are more than one person, school buses, restaurants and cinemas, theatres, amusement parks or any other place used by members of the public, conference centres and exhibition halls. Factories and other premises in which more than one person works and areas used as places of work, including the secretariat, are all defined in the law as public places”.

Source:
http://www.360nobs.com/2014/08/lagos-prohibits-smoking-in-public-law-now-in-effect/

All ye smokers be warned. Fashola has spoken ohh.

Now make we begin see nija police start to dey carry boys any how because naa this kind thing dem dey like use take money from country people.

Ok so this is what it feels like to make front page on NLand.

After a rethink hours later after I posted this, my question is what happens to generator owners and the likes. Omo have you seen some cars lately as well.

Can we know the difference BTW ciga smoke and generator/ car engine smoke because to me oh the two naa smoke

Ciga go dey policeman mouth,when dey arrest people who smoke publicly!!!

What of the minors who smoke, are sent to purchase cigarette/weed, are selling the product itself? I couldnt see any statement about that.

A ban also needs to be placed on all churches and mosques with outside speakers. Just too much nuisance.

He will soon create another agency in charge of carrying this out maybe their name will be SMOSMA.

By the way, I'm just sayin...

I don't really smoke but Is there anything wrong in smoking?

I don't smoke...Do peeps still smoke?

masonkz: A ban needs to be placed on all churches and mosques with outside speakers. Just too much nuisance.

Beware smokers

catch me if u can

Lagosians, smoking sinx 1759BC

Like say him no dey smoke am.....make him go catch him predecessor wey dey smoke like die.....Lagos and crazy laws *looks left and right lights up a big jumbo size weed*them no fit catch me jhor na we we *coughs*

Serves them right...

FP things.. I'd comment wen I wake up

Well, it's a welcome development

Tnk God.....Atlast

I think its a welcome development cos its a protective law for non-smokers

Hopefully
Next pls

We won't comply!
We must smoke on the street!

A Welcome development.

Including the chinko smokers

I have waited so long for this, I hope its nt just a law on paper sha

The law is to protect both the smokers and non smokers because smokers are liable to die young. Good one from Fashola (SAN).

Thats some good news for lagos... I hate cigarette smoke.. It has been misery for me living in an apartment tower sharing a building with many other residents, many of whom cannot seem to go without a cigarette burning.. I cannot use my central air-conditioner when its hot because it brings in the neighbors constant cigarette smoke that fills the ventilation systems and the halls of the floor..

Every bus stop i go where people gather, people are always smoking and i have to stand aside away..
I get breathing issues and it depresses my mood when enough of the smoke enters me and its compounds take effect in my body.. It is a Misery and thats what i see in the eyes and health of the people addicted to it.. I used to smoke for many years, over a decade of cigarettes, so Im not just talking without having been there to know.. The cigarette itself makes the people feel like they don't care to live long or well anyway, and they are fooled into thinking its their own decision to think like that ,when in fact its the auto pilot desperation for the smoke that makes people throw away care for life and health for a momentary feeling that passes in minutes and then requires more smoke again and again ad infinitum...

No reason to subject non smokers to a world of air that is filled with the smokers choice ,while no clear breathing air is left over in public for the non smokers' choice.. Its proven non smokers have died of asthma attacks heartlessly induced by smokers who fooled themselves into thinking they don't care to live long or have good health, and so they took innocent bystanders to the grave even before they themselves died of it...

#Team _marijuana #bake_up_time #wake_up_time

hmmmm.. now our Nigeria police go happy die!!! this na avenue for them to make more money. When their money-making go plenty na during harmattan period wey weather go cold and smoke go dey comot for ya mouth. if dem catch u during dat period say smoke dey comot for ya mouth. na police station be dat or pay 100,000 egunje

i don warn una o

Goodnews for us non smokers,cronic smokers are menance to public health.

This is a welcomed development despite the fact that it is clearly stated that smokers are liable to die young people still smoke.

Dreal1247: What of the minors who smoke, are sent to purchase cigarette/weed, are selling the product itself? I couldnt see any statement about that.

govt didn't ban smoking, they ban public smoking, you can smoke at home

What of electronic cigarettes? It is allowed even in work places here and I can't stay without it now. Mek no KAI 1diot waylay me in Lagos oo