Richard Gbadebo's Death: FG Orders Immediate Seal Up Of WAW Factory
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Aug 06, 2020
THE Federal Government has ordered the immediate seal off an Ibadan-based factory, Expand Global Manufacturing Limited, makers of WAW detergent, where a 21year-old Richard Gbadebo died in the course of duty.
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The factory located in Oluyole area of the city, was sealed on Wednesday by officials of Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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Gbadebo, who, until his death on July 28, was a 300-level student of the University of Ibadan.
The deceased, who was a worker with the factory, a contracting firm with Expland Global, was reported to have slipped into a soap making machine and died during production, while on night shift.
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While speaking, the Federal Controller of Labour, Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Oyo State Office, Mr Femi Fatoki, said the factory was sealed-up based on findings from a preliminary investigation.
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He said: "Immediately we got knowledge of the accident, we came for a report. We came here and we could not do more.ÔÇØ
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"But despite that, we are able to put up a preliminary investigation and it was based on the preliminary investigation that we ordered the sealing up of the factory.ÔÇØ
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"And this order is in conformity with section 38 of the Nigeria Factory Act. It has been identified as a dangerous workplace and the record said we should seal it up,ÔÇØ he said.
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Fatoki further noted that the factory has been sealed up and it can't operate any longer until the company the order was lifted.
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A staff of the ministry, Dr. Adaora Obu, while also speaking, said the preliminary investigation was inconclusive, saying investigation is still ongoing.
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She said that some contraventions have been identified which they have informed the company manager in writing.
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"We are still investigating, looking into the autopsy report and all that. So, when we finish with the investigation, I am sure there would be a statement,ÔÇØ she said.
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