At least eight cows have been
struck dead in Ekan-Ile area of Ikare-Akoko in Ondo state.
This comes a month after 36 cows
were killed by lightning (pictured) in Ijare community, Ifedore local
government area of Ondo state.
The cows were reportedly killed
after they strayed to a mountain where the monarch of the town makes sacrifices
on an annual basis.
Commenting on the latest
incident, a source told TheCable that instead of disposing the dead cows, the
owners roasted them and started selling to unsuspecting butchers in Akoko.
But the Ondo government
intervened and banned the sale of cow meat in the town.
Yemisi Adeniyi, director of
environmental health services in Akoko north-east local government, and Ojo
Anthony, her counterpart, from Akoko north-west, said the government had
arrested some butchers who were caught taking meat from the dead cows to the
market.
The environmentalists led
reporters to the scene of the incident on Thursday.
They cautioned the people of
Akoko to avoid consuming meats in the next few days.
Kabiru Ismaila, chairman of
Butchers’ Association in Ikare-Akoko, said he was working with environmental
health officials to prevent people from buying the meat.
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