The Lagos Government has reopened Oko-Oba Abattoir 1 week after closure.
Eko Hot News reports that the Lagos State Government, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the immediate reopening of the Oko-Oba Abattoir in the Agege area, following the operators’ adherence to stipulated sanitation and hygiene standards.
Recall that the Oko-Oba Abattoir in Agege was sealed on June 19 over alleged environmental infractions and improper operational procedures.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post on X on Saturday, stated that the operators had “substantially complied with the minimum benchmark for the operations of abattoirs in the state, which was flagrantly flouted initially, necessitating the closure.”
Officials from the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources are expected to carry out monthly inspections of the facility.
“We therefore urge the operators to avoid unsanitary activities, waste mismanagement, and unhygienic handling of animal products as they conduct their businesses,” the ministry said in a statement issued on Friday.
The Commissioner had visited the facility before the closure, and expressed concern about its condition, noting in a video that, “They slaughter animals, discharge waste into the public drainage system, and it’s just unacceptable.”
Wahab also observed that some people were residing within the market alongside animals, describing the situation as both unsafe and unhygienic.
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps dismantled illegal structures built along the drainage setbacks within the abattoir premises.
