The Lagos State Government has dislodged an illegal slaughter slab in the Oke rube area of Alimosho Local Government, arrested 10 butchers and confiscated 2 live cows.
The exercise was carried out by the Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance Team, MEC, recently re-inaugurated by the Acting Commissioner for Agriculture as part of efforts to sanitize the red meat value chain in the State.
In a statement, the Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya said the exercise was coming on the heels of repeated warnings to the operators of illegal slaughter slabs to desist from their activity, which is hazardous to the health of Lagosians and a menace to the businesses of legal operators who are doing everything possible to ensure that only healthy and wholesome meat is produced for the populace.
The Acting Commissioner stated that the confiscated carcass has since been donated to the Juvenile Remand Home at Oregun, Ikeja after due inspection by members of the veterinary team to ensure the safety of the meat while the live cows would be deposited at the Oko-Oba abattoir at Agege for their owners to claim them within 48hours or risk being similarly donated to charity.
She added that the arrested butchers would be prosecuted at the Lagos State Task Force Mobile Court.
Olaoluwa Adekunle
