Three businesses have been closed by the Ogun State government due to various environmental violations.
The businesses are Star Pipe Limited in Sagamu, Robust International PTE Limited in Mowe, and Ruili Recycling Limited in Mowe.
The state announced on its X official handle on Saturday night that the action is consistent with its ongoing efforts to establish a strong foundation for environmental best practices in the state.
Commissioner for the Environment Ola Oresanya ordered their closure, citing Ruili Recycling, a pet bottle recycling company, as having discharged wastes and stormwater into their immediate environment, particularly on Christopher University property, putting students in unnecessary danger. Ruili Recycling was also found to have refused to obtain a drainage approval to properly channel the unwanted water to the appropriate place.
In addition, the company was found to be operating in a dirty environment and exposing its employees and the residents of its nearby communities to hazardous and toxic pollution, in violation of the state’s environmental laws, according to the state.
Oresanya claimed that Robust International PTE had illegally destroyed a fence border with the same Christopher University in order to reclaim a portion of land.
As a result, stormwater was diverted onto the institution’s property, and the company had disregarded government directives for appropriate remediation.
“The state government will not fold its hands and watch the two industries expose the students of the institution and residents of their immediatecommunities to suffer from their careless environmental infractions while they feel unconcerned,” the commissioner declared.
According to Oresanya, Star Pipe Limited in Sagamu was forced to close its doors when its facilities refused to install effluent treatment plants, despite the fact that they were releasing hydrolic and raw acid into the surrounding area.
He claimed that as a result, these communities’ groundwater became contaminated, rendering the water unsafe and unclean.
According to the commissioner, the three companies will stay closed until they address all the errors found. The state government’s intention is for them to comply with the highest international environmental standards, which it has implemented, rather than to shut down.
