{"id":4223,"date":"2020-08-05T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=4223"},"modified":"2020-08-05T20:30:14","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T19:30:14","slug":"fg-seals-off-ibadan-factory-over-ui-students-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/fg-seals-off-ibadan-factory-over-ui-students-death\/","title":{"rendered":"FG seals off Ibadan factory over UI student\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Nigerian government has sealed off an Ibadan-based factory, Expand Global Manufacturing Limited, where a 21-year-old student, Richard Gbadebo, died on July 28.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The factory located in Oluyole area of the city was sealed on Wednesday by officials of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.<\/p>\n
The deceased, who was a worker in the factory, was also a\u00a0300-level student of the University of Ibadan.<\/p>\n
ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong>Edo deputy speaker, Idiaye, impeached 24 hours after backing APC\u2019s Ize-Iyamu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The deceased was reported to have slipped into a soap making machine and died during production.<\/p>\n Reacting on behalf of the Federal Government, Mr Femi Fatoki, the Federal Controller of Labour in Oyo State, said the factory was sealed based on findings from a preliminary investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cImmediately we got knowledge of the accident, we came for a report. We came here and we could not do more.<\/p>\n \u201cBut despite that, we were able to put up a preliminary investigation and it was based on the preliminary investigation that we ordered the sealing up of the factory.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd this order is in conformity with Section 38 of the Nigeria Factory Act.<\/p>\n \u201d It has been identified as a dangerous workplace and the record said we should seal it up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Dr Adaora Obu, a staff of the labour ministry, said the preliminary investigation was inconclusive, adding that investigation was still ongoing.<\/p>\n She said that some contraventions had been identified and these had been communicated to the company\u2019s manager in writing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe 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,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Nigerian government has sealed off an Ibadan-based factory, Expand Global Manufacturing Limited, where a 21-year-old student, Richard Gbadebo, died on July 28. The factory located in Oluyole area of the city was sealed on […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,2],"tags":[804,33,803],"coauthors":[25],"class_list":{"0":"post-4223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news","8":"category-metro","9":"category-top-news","10":"tag-factory","11":"tag-fg","12":"tag-ui-student"},"yoast_head":"\n