Six persons including four females and two males been arrested in Benin City for engaging in sales of donkey meat.
Donkey meat is known as ‘Jaki’.
The four women were nabbed at Oka market in Ikpoba-Okha local government area by the State Butchers Taskforce.
They refused to give their names and said they have been in the business for a long time.
The suspects alleged that they were unawares about the prohibition of the sale and consumption of donkey meat.
On their part, the two male suspects said they import the meat from Niger Republic where the donkeys are butchered, roasted and package as beef.
Bags of donkey meat were recovered from the suspects
Chairman of the Butchers Taskforce, Akhere Odigie, urged people to buy meat from known meat sellers.
Akhere said monitoring of sale of unwholesome meat would continue.
Donkey meat is known as ‘Jaki’.
The four women were nabbed at Oka market in Ikpoba-Okha local government area by the State Butchers Taskforce.
They refused to give their names and said they have been in the business for a long time.
The suspects alleged that they were unawares about the prohibition of the sale and consumption of donkey meat.
On their part, the two male suspects said they import the meat from Niger Republic where the donkeys are butchered, roasted and package as beef.
Bags of donkey meat were recovered from the suspects
Chairman of the Butchers Taskforce, Akhere Odigie, urged people to buy meat from known meat sellers.
Akhere said monitoring of sale of unwholesome meat would continue.