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Ondo communities sue company for environmental pollution 8th December 2022 Air pollution. Credit: Euronews ePeter Dada By Peter Dada Some communities in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State have approached the state High Court sitting in Okitipupa to sue a company, The Wee-Wood Industries Nigeria Limited, located in the area for environmental pollution. The communities alleged that the waste products of the company had polluted their water and land, making life difficult for the residents. The claimants, Oloja Emmanuel and Mr Fagbohun Olakunle, who filed the suit on behalf of the communities through their lawyer, Mr Busayo Oroyo, claimed a sum of N200million damages from the defendant. According to a statement of claim, the claimants sought the order of the court to direct “the defendant to abate the nuisance caused by her wrongful disposal of her industrial waste and discharge of harmful effluent into the claimants land, water and environment.” They also sought “an...