Ogun State Government has sealed four industries for alleged environmental infractions.
The affected companies include Fortune Height Farms Limited and Sanda Wood Industry Limited, both in Odogbolu Local Government Area of the State.
Others are Shengceramic Material Limited in the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and Nehemiah Grace Developer Limited, along Ijako, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area.
Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency (OGEPA), Hon. Farouk Akintunde said that Fortune Height Farms Limited who is into production of eggs and catfish, got sealed after a petition was received from its immediate community for discharging of untreated influence into the environment.
Akintunde who is also the Chairman, Ogun State Task Force on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, explained that Sanda Wood Industry Limited was sealed for denying government officials access into its facility and engaging in open burning while Nehemiah Grace Developer Limited was also sealed for encroaching on the waterways and constructing drainage without permit.
"Ogun State government will not fold its hand and allow these industries to violate our Environmental laws," he said.
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