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Olugbemi. Adeyinka Ogunleye
2 weeks ago
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Lagos Shuts Oko-Oba Abattoir Indefinitely Over Unhygienic Practices
The Lagos State Government has shut down the Oko-Oba Abattoir over unsanitary activities, waste mismanagement, and unhygienic handling of animal products.
This directive was given by the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, after an inspection tour with the media to Oko-Oba Abattoir in Agege.
Wahab said the ministry received a petition from the Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture to intervene regarding various environmental and health infractions going on at the abattoir.
According to him, what was witnessed at the abattoir is heart-wrenching; the operators have defied and chosen to take the law into their own hands as they slaughter animals and discharge the waste into the public drainage system with impunity, and this is unacceptable.
He accused the Oko-Oba abattoir operators of discharging all animal wastes into the public drainage channels leading to the “Harmony” part of the abattoir.
