Bodija Abbatoir Saga, the untold story behind the unrest.
I'm Bashir Olanrewaju, Perm. Sec., Oyo State Ministry of Information. Ordinarily, I hardly comment on the social media in view of loads of deliberate/ignorant misinformation peddled as eye witness/expert opinions. I read all the comments, so far, on this platform on the unfortunate Bodija market violent brigandage by some butchers and I felt I should share some relevant facts. 1. Govt is not relocating Butchers, but only relocating abattoir operations and slaughter services to the state of the Art facility at Akinyele. Sale of meat which is the primary butcher services remains in the existing markets. Only that slaughtering will no longer get take place within the markets for health and quality assurance purposes. 2. This was the agreement with the Butchers Union since 2014. Govt gave abattoir operators 1year to wind down operation 's and prepare to move to the new facility. Govt also did not renew any license for operators yet stopped collecting renewal fees from ...