Residents of the Obatedo community in the Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State have appealed to the state government to come to their aid over the alleged dumping of industrial waste into the Oluwa River. The community has also petitioned the State Environmental Protection Agency, asking it to call the company, Wee-Wood Industries Limited, to order. In the petition filed by the community’s lawyer, Busayo Oroyo, and made available to our correspondent on Monday, the community said there was a need for the urgent intervention of the government to stop the matter from degenerating into a crisis between the