The Oyo State Government has sealed Fountain Manufacturing Company Ltd., an industrial facility in Oluyole, Ibadan, for violating environmental laws.
Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abdulmojeed Mogbojubola, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday, February 20, 2025, in Ibadan, the state capital.
“The sealing was done on the heels of several complaints and petitions received on the health hazard incured by the residents around the facility.
“Reports indicate that the harmful fumes emitted from the facility have caused significant unrest in the area.
“We have intervened in the matter for years, seeking an amicable resolution among residents, but the facility owner has consistently failed to comply with state environmental laws,” Mogbonjubola said.
He added that the ministry also sealed Casta De Lounge along Akala Road for dumping waste on the highway median.
The commissioner alleged that the lounge had refused to patronise the government-assigned waste collectors and was guilty of multiple environmental offences.
By David Adeoye