As part of efforts to safeguard public health, The Chairman of Etche Local Government Area, Chief Chima Boniface Njoku, has warned abattoir operators and those involved in slaughtering livestock in Etche Local Government Area to carry out such activities in the presence of a licensed veterinary doctor or an authorised representative of the council.
In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Dagogo Isaac Hon Chima Njoku gave the warning during an unscheduled inspection of one of the Abattoirs in Etche where he decried the illegal practice of slaughtering sick and defective livestock for the consumption of unsuspecting members of the public.
The Etche Council Chairman explained that his administration has already constituted a committee to supervise abattoirs and regulate the slaughtering of livestock in the area to prevent health risk associated with the sharp practices by some unscrupulous elements.
Hon. Chima Njoku while noting that some livestock unions in the local government area are attempting to undermine the work of the committee already constituted, stressed that all abattoirs in the area, including the one located in Chokocho, must strictly comply with the directive or risk having their slaughterhouses shut down.
He emphasized that Etche is not a dumping ground for sick or defective livestock and his administration would not compromise the health of the people of Etche.
The Etche Council Chairman warned that anyone found violating the regulations of guiding the operations of abattoirs would face the full wrath of the law.
