The Ogun State Waste Management Authority in Nigeria has sealed off two Chinese companies, Yibao Industrial Limited and Ronchang Industrial Park, for violating environmental laws. The companies allegedly failed to engage accredited waste collectors and ignored multiple warnings from the state authorities.
According to a statement released on Sunday, September 1, 2024, the companies, located at Bara Village along the Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway and opposite the Julius Berger yard on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, were shut down for contravening Section 17 of the Ogun State Waste Management Law of 2020.
The Managing Director of the Authority, Abayomi Hunye, led the enforcement team to seal the premises, stating, “We have served them several notices and warnings, but they refused to comply.” Hunye added that the companies’ actions posed a threat to public health by potentially causing underground water contamination due to untreated waste.
Hunye warned that any company, whether Nigerian or foreign-owned, found guilty of similar violations would face sanctions.
