Lagos state government dismantle illegal abattoirs; seize cow and butchered meat (photos)

The Lagos state government has begun a clampdown on illegal abbatoirs in the state.

Earlier today September 3, men of the re-inaugurated Monitoring, Enforcement, and Compliance Team dislodged an illegal slaughter slab at Oke Rube, Ikotun, Alimosho Local government in furtherance of the sanitization of the red meat value chain.

The monitoring team seized a cow and butchered meat from the illegal slab and also arrested the operators of the illegal slab.

Speaking on the exercise, the state acting Commissioner for Agriculture,  Abisola Olusanya,

“The dismantling of the abattoir is necessary because the state is concerned about the production of wholesome and healthy meat for the citizens as well as ensure that the streets are free of stray animals, which has lately become more rampant in the state.

We will also strictly enforce meat transportation, using only the designated vehicles and stray animals control”

The Commissioner added that the confiscated meat will be donated to charity while the live cows would be kept at the Oko-Oba abattoir, Agege to be claimed by their owners within 48 hours or they would also be donated to charity.

She added that the arrested butchers would be prosecuted at the Lagos State taskforce mobile court.

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Farmer arrested for allegedly killing herdsman whose cow grazed on his farm in Oyo (photo)

A 27-year-old farmer in Ogbomoso, Abraham Alamu, has been apprehended by the police for allegedly killing a herdsman called Shuaib Adamu.

Reports have it that Alamu launched a brutal attack on Adamu of Elega village in Oriire local government area of the state, on August 21, after he caught his cattle grazing on his farmland.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, spokesperson of the Public Relations Officer, Oyo State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, Oluwole Olusegun, stated that Alamu had been handed over to the Oyo state police command for investigations into the suspected murder.

Items recovered from the suspect include carpenter working tools: Scissors, hammer, saw, nail remover, mosquito net, three ATM cards, two apprentice identification cards, cloth, bible, toothbrush, and purse.

Alamu was said to have evaded arrest on August 21 and escaped to an unknown destination before Agro Rangers squad of the NSCDC stationed at Ogbomoso tracked him down on Friday, August 28, and apprehended him.