The Ogun State Government has sealed Quantum Steel Industry and Xinfeng Plastics Limited following fatal industrial accidents at their facilities.
Chairman of the State Task Force on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Farook Akintunde, announced the closures in a statement on Thursday in Abeokuta, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Quantum Steel, located in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area, was shut down after an industrial explosion that resulted in fatalities, with some victims still receiving medical treatment. Xinfeng Plastics, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, was also sealed after a machine operator was electrocuted while on duty.