Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA) and Lagos State Safety Commission has sealed Jumia warehouse, an online marketing store for disobeying the lockdown order Imposed by the Federal government.
The agencies also sealed off SPN Packaging Studio Press Nigeria Plc on Plot B, Israel Adebajo Close, Ikeja and Supreme Hotel in Agege.
President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday declared a 14-day lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun state.
The companies were sealed off on Wednesday after the agencies were tipped off that the companies had ordered their employees to resume work despite the lockdown.
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There was a little resistance as the guards at Jumia warehouse refused to open the gate for the enforcement team.
According to The Nation, the guards said the gates were locked from inside and the keys were taken away by their boss.
The sealed plaster read: “Lagos State Safety Commission Sealed. This premises has been sealed following the violation of the safety law. This seal must not be broken or removed.”
At SPN Packaging Studio Press Nigeria Plc, the team was allowed in but met some workers in the factory.
The LASEPA and Safety commission team ordered the Chinese and some Nigerians out of the factory before sealing the company.
At the Supreme Hotel, no fewer than 60 sex workers and their clients were chased out of the hotel.
Director-General of the Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola said: “We are using this medium to warn all industrial manufacturers to desist from locking in their staff and holding on to the keys. This is contrary to the safety doctrine. It is like holding them hostage against their wishes. The state will take a drastic measure against perpetrators and ensure the provision of the law is applied accordingly,”
LASEPA General Manager Dr Dolapo Fasawe said: “There will be no hidden place for defaulters of this executive order. This new era of social media has exposed us all to the action and inaction of our neighbours, friends and if not timely reported, it may endanger us. The social media has promoted our communal responsibility of being our brothers’ keeper and protecting our comfort zones,”
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