Adamawa govt destroys over 70 poisoned cattle

The Adamawa State Government has ordered the disposal of much than 70 cattle astatine the Jimeta Modern Abattoir aft the animals were discovered to person fed connected toxic writer successful parts of Fufore Local Government Area and neighbouring Cameroon.

The Commissioner for Livestock and Aquaculture Development, Alhaji Salihu Idris, made this known during an inspection of the abattoir successful Jimeta, wherever helium addressed journalists connected the development.

He said the determination reflects the government’s determination to support residents from consuming unsafe meat, advising the nationalist to patronise lone officially approved slaughter facilities.

According to the commissioner, the directive to destruct the affected cattle was issued by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri arsenic a precautionary measurement to safeguard nationalist health.

In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Mohammed Aminu Suleiman added that samples of the suspected vegetation would beryllium taken to the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital for elaborate laboratory introspection to find its toxicity...