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The Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency has sealed five industries for environmental infractions.
The companies are Nixim Paper Limited, and Long Xiang Aluminum both at the Sagamu axis of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, New Shidai Manufacturing Limited, Mowe in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area and two unregistered companies operating illegally in the Ogere axis of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway.
According to a statement on Sunday, the Chairman of the Ogun State Taskforce on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement who doubles as a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Environment, Farook Akintunde, who led the enforcement team to seal the companies said they were shut down after the Environmental Protection Agency received petitions from the immediate communities of their incessant discharge of untreated wastewater into the environment.
“This was confirmed by OGEPA which issued a Stop Work Order for them to stop production and correct the anomaly.
"Rather than obeying the order, they disregarded it and persisted in degrading the environment by discharging their harmful untreated wastewater into their local communities," he stated.
The state government had no choice but to shut down the companies due to their harmful environmental practices, as they lacked the required Effluent Treatment Plants.
The Special Adviser stated that the companies will now be forced to comply with the state's waste water regulations to prevent water pollution and maintain water quality standards.
The two unregistered companies must complete the necessary registration and operational obligations before being allowed to operate in the state.
