Aba abattoirs inspected over dangerous health practices
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
Environmental health officials in Aba South, Abia State, Nigeria, inspected two abattoirs and reiterated the ban on burning animal skins with tyres. Two Aba properties were also closed over overflowing septic tanks, according to the local health authority quoted by Daily Post.
Environmental health officials from the Aba South health authority inspected two major abattoirs in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, and warned butchers against using tyres to burn animal skins and hides. Inspectors said the practice contributed to rising cases of cancer and other diseases, according to the local health authority quoted by Daily Post.
Officials visited the abattoirs at Ogbor Hill and Peoples Road. They reiterated that using tyres to roast skins and hides had been prohibited because of its health consequences, Daily Post reports.
In a separate operation, inspection officials closed two properties on Amucha and Nise streets in Aba for leaving septic tanks open and allowing wastewater to overflow. Occupants were arrested and brought before the environmental sanitation court for polluting public space and endangering health, according to the Aba South local government health authority.
