The Federal Government on Thursday said it sealed 39 industries in seven states last week for contravening environmental regulations in their various domains.
It also stated that it had commenced investigations into the activities of Chinese miners in Osun State following complaints of environmental degradation, farmland destructions and contamination of water sources by the miners.
The government disclosed this through the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, adding that all culprits would be prosecuted. The recently sealed companies were closed after flouting repeated warnings.
The Director-General, NESREA, Prof. Aliyu Jauro, told journalists at a press briefing in Abuja that the move by the agency was to protect the environment in line with its mandate, noting that no environmental offender would be spared.
Jauro added, “The facilities had been given notices of compliance concerns in line with legal provisions but failed to abate their infractions against the environment.
“These facilities will be penalised for their offences and some will be prosecuted in courts of competent jurisdiction. The enforcement is an ongoing exercise and I assure Nigerians that no erring facility will be spared.
