{"id":167347,"date":"2025-06-22T19:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T18:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/oko-oba-abattoir-to-remain-closed-until-operators-meet-hygiene-standards-lagos-govt"},"modified":"2025-06-22T19:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T18:52:00","slug":"oko-oba-abattoir-to-remain-closed-until-operators-meet-hygiene-standards-lagos-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/oko-oba-abattoir-to-remain-closed-until-operators-meet-hygiene-standards-lagos-govt","title":{"rendered":"Oko-Oba Abattoir to remain closed until operators meet hygiene standards \u2013 Lagos govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Lagos State Government has announced that the Oko-Oba Abattoir will remain shut indefinitely until its operators demonstrate full compliance with the state\u2019s environmental guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Sunday, during a live television appearance, stating that the facility would not reopen unless its managers commit to maintaining the standards required of a modern and sanitary abattoir.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wahab, the decision to seal off the facility followed persistent breaches of environmental laws, including poor hygiene, careless waste disposal, and unsafe handling of animal products.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that nearby residents and property owners had borne the brunt of the abattoir\u2019s reckless waste practices, which had long been a source of complaints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made difficult but necessary decisions,\u201d Wahab said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite prior engagements with the operators urging them to adopt cleaner practices, they continued to defy regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResorting to religious sentiment as a form of blackmail is unacceptable. We cannot permit slaughtering practices that pollute public infrastructure and endanger the health and property of Lagosians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wahab revealed that the Ministry of Agriculture had raised the alarm after witnessing a sharp decline in sanitary conditions at the site.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent inspection, officials were shocked by the level of environmental degradation.<\/p>\n<p>He described scenes where animals were removed from their pens to create sleeping space for humans, and where blood and animal waste were being released into public drains.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the availability of modern slaughtering equipment, Wahab lamented that only about 10% of it was in use, as operators continued to rely on unsafe, outdated methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Lagos, not a jungle,\u201d the commissioner stated. \u201cWe\u2019ve introduced them to global best practices, even taken them overseas to learn. Still, many refuse to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following the shutdown, some operators were reported to have relocated their operations to roadside spots and an abandoned gas station. The government has since dispatched enforcement teams to address these illegal activities.<\/p>\n<p>In response to concerns about rising meat prices, Wahab stressed that safeguarding public health is non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere may be a temporary increase in prices, but should that come at the cost of human lives and environmental damage?\u201d he queried.<\/p>\n<p>He also confirmed that regulatory agencies including the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, and the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office, LASWAMO, are collaborating to enforce hygiene standards in abattoirs.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed that the government has met with the concessionaire, Harmony Abattoir, and the operators\u2019 leader, Galadima, insisting that waste be properly treated through effluent systems rather than dumped into public drainage systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Lagos State Government has announced that the Oko-Oba Abattoir will remain shut indefinitely until its operators demonstrate full compliance with the state\u2019s environmental guidelines. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Sunday, during a live television appearance, stating that the facility would not reopen unless its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":167346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[1570,2140,254],"class_list":["post-167347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Oko-Oba Abattoir to remain closed until operators meet hygiene standards \u2013 Lagos govt - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/oko-oba-abattoir-to-remain-closed-until-operators-meet-hygiene-standards-lagos-govt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Oko-Oba Abattoir to remain closed until operators meet hygiene standards \u2013 Lagos govt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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