Butchers from the 11 local governments and 14 local council development areas (LCDAs) in Ibadan, Oyo State, have cried out that their relocation to Amosun village in Akinyele Local Government will cause crisis between them and the Hausa cattle rearers.
The butchers, addressing reporters at the weekend at a news conference held in collaboration with the Veteran Organisation for Human Rights Initiative (VOHRI) in Ibadan, said the relocation would cause more harm than good.
The Chairman of the National Union of Butchers (NUB), Aare Latosa LCDA, Alhaji Ganiyu Olobo and his colleagues from Egbeda Local Government, Alhaji Mukaila Otedola; Ibadan North Council, Mr. Kehinde Oladejo; Ido LCDA, Mr. Alidu Tajudeen; Akinyeke Local Government, Alhaji Oroyinyin Adeleke; Ibadan South West, Mr. Adebayo Wasiu and Mr. Sheriff Iyanda, who spoke on behalf of their colleagues, said Amosun village was very close to Akinyele town where many Hausa cattle rearers lived. Read more
