The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya said the state would resume dislodgement of illegal abattoirs, slaughterhouses, animal markets and other veterinary premises, as from April 19. xThe commissioner explained that the exercise was a follow-up to the dislodgement exercise following the re-inauguration of the state’s Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance (MEC) Team in August, 2020. According to her, a total of 15 operational outings were carried out by the MEC team after its re-inauguration which resulted in the dislodgement of all illegal veterinary premises. “We will all recall that in August, 2020, we re-inaugurated the new MEC to commence clamp down on all illegal veterinary premises. x“As a result, the wholesomeness cannot be vouched for, hence the need for the MEC team to go out again to continue the dislodgement exercise,” Olusanya said.

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2021 13:41 UTC