Credit: Michael Olalekan
August 14, 2024
The Ogun State Government is set to clamp down on seven companies for alleged environmental pollution in Veepee Avenue, Sango Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.
The companies, which include Purechem Manufacturing Limited, Olympic Inks/Salient Industries, Ecomed Pharmaceuticals Limited, Nigerian Distilleries Limited, Industrial Mineral Products, Bhumee Inks Limited, and Classic Soap Industries Nigeria Limited, were found guilty of discharging untreated effluents into the Ten Acres Association Community.
This development was made known on Tuesday in a post made on (link unavailable) by the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency. The polluters are to face the recommended sanctions for the environmental harm done in the community after they were exposed through an investigation by the Ogun State Ministry of Environment.
The investigation, conducted between June 14 and 19, 2024, revealed that the companies were guilty of environmental pollution. The report recommends stern action against the companies, including treating their effluents before discharge and channeling them into the agreed gorge within the community. The companies are also to be sanctioned for their environmental violations.
The reports and recommendations from the Director of Inspection and Compliance Monitoring, Osinaike, have been submitted to the Special Adviser to the Governor, Oluwadare Kehinde, for consideration and approval.
This is not the first time companies in Ogun State have been accused of environmental pollution. In July, residents and traders in Ibafo, Ogun State, accused Country Kitchen restaurant of environmental pollution due to poor waste management, which they feared might lead to a cholera outbreak in the area.
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