₦airaland Forum

There are many factors that may arise or happen to an individual during the process of constructing a House or building. Some individuals are financially capable to build a house from the beginning till the end without any stoppage and it will take some people months, even years before the completion of their site. During this process, there is a tendency that the construction site is liable to be filled with presence of overgrown weeds.

Aside from that, overgrown weeds are likely to be present in an uncompleted building, even finished building in case the owner has not relocated to the said premises. There are some houses or buildings that people are already living inside and due to their non chalant attitude to sanitation will bring about the growth of weeds to the stage of being overgrown in their compound or surrounding. They are not aware that, there is a provision of law that forbid overgrown weeds growth in our house or building and environment at large.

According to the Public Health Law of Nigeria Part 2, Section 6, Note J, states that: "Any growth of weeds, cactus, long grass, feeds or wild bush of any kind which may be injurious to health and any vegetable that of itself is dangerous to children or others either by its effluvia or through eating its leaves, seeds, fruit or flowers" in any premises is said to be injurious and it is liable to harbor vermins and reptiles, likely snakes and can endanger occupiers, occupants and passers-by. This section is very strict and any who violate this law or does not cut down overgrown weeds in their premises till the moment that Environmental Health Officers who are responsible to enforce this law inspect their premises will be sanctioned accordingly. Such that; The Owner or Occupier of the premises who have violated the section of the law would be given an Abatement notice to that effect.

A healthy environment is possible, if we all take charge of our surroundings.


Please kindly beware that, "Ignorance of the law is no excuse. To be forewarned is to be forearmed."


Day 10 of the writing challenge
Anwo Sunday Adedeji
September 10, 2025