- Four persons have been arrested as Lagos govt, NAFDAC shut a toxic chemical plant.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than four persons have been arrested as the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) have sealed off a chemical plant in the Ikorodu area of the state.
According to a statement by the LASEPA’s Chief Public Affairs Officer, Bola Ajao, the joint operation was led by the Director, LASEPA E-Waste, Adedayo Adedayo, and the Principal Regulatory Officer, NAFDAC, Ado Kabiri.
Ajao further noted that the four arrested persons were nabbed for tampering with evidence, adding that the closure was after an investigative visit by both agencies to the premises, where toxic substances, large volumes of hazardous chemicals, used medical consumables, an electronic and electrical equipment waste recycling plant, were discovered.
He added that the joint team promptly halted all activities on the site by placing a LASEPA stop-work order, leading to the arrest of four persons during the joint follow-up inspection exercise.
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The LASEPA’s Chief Public Affairs Officer stated that two men attempted to destroy previously established evidence by illegally gaining access to the sealed site, adding that two facility managers and the alleged owner of the expired drugs were taken to custody by NAFDAC for further questioning.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the General Manager of LASEPA, Dolapo Fasawe, further disclosed that large quantities of artificial sweeteners and flavours, biohazardous waste, including used needles, syringes, nose masks, disposable hand gloves, and apparels were also discovered.
“These activities affect all of us; we all breathe the same air, drink the same water, and eat food from the same soil. If these activities go on unchecked, the state would be in a huge environmental and food safety crisis,” Fasawe said.
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