A tyre-recycling company, Gande Limited, Siun in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area has been shut down by the Ogun State Government.
The state government wielded the big stick over reports of emission of a hazardous gas, carbon monoxide, from the factory.
According to a Saturday statement, the Senior Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor on Environment, Farouk Akintunde, ordered that the company be sealed up during an enforcement tour, stating that the factory’s operations endangered the lives of residents.
“The lives of their host community should be a major priority to them as they need to desist from practices that can be injurious to people’s health and affect businesses,” the governor’s aide said.
Also speaking during the sealing exercise, the Director of Special Duties and Climate Change in the Ministry of Environment, Tunji Egbemuyiwa, urged residents to always report any environmental infractions within their localities to the appropriate quarters to avert environmental disasters.