Abia State Government has directed its environmental health officers to urgently inspect all abattoirs across the state and to stop butchers from using vehicle tyres to roast animal skin, popularly known as “kanda.”
It also warned that roasting of animal skin with tyres posed serious public health risks for the citizens, including cancer threat.
Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Philemon Ogbonna, who gave the charge in Aba on Thursday during a meeting he held with environmental health officers, called for strict enforcement of environmental and health standards at abattoirs.
The Commissioner directed the officers to enforce the government’s order that sacked sand miners and dredgers from Umuigwe and Uratta communities in Osisioma.
He said that Aba master plan did not permit sand mining activities in the area.
Ogbonna urged them to intensify public sensitisation on proper sanitation practices and educate residents on the importance of maintaining clean and healthy surroundings.
Earlier in his speech,
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