A vigilance group at Bakin Kura Quarters in the Bauchi state has arrested a butcher one Safi yanu Aminu of Igbo Quarters for allegedly selling meat of dead animals to the unsuspecting public. Parading the suspect before journalists, yesterday in Bauchi, the group’s Discipline Officer, Malam Yakubu Ibrahim, said the arrest followed information received on activities of the butcher, who was said to be selling products he cut from dead animals to his customer for long.
In an interview with journalists, Aminu confessed to selling unwholesome meat, he however apologised claiming that it was the work of Satan. Reacting to the development, Chairman of Nigeria Butchers Association, Bauchi local government chapter, Alhaji Baba Uba, expressed gratitude to the vigilante group for its eff ort towards improving security in the area and apprehending the culprit and. Uba, who claimed that although the suspect admitted his off ence, the association was not aware that any of its registered members was indulging in such act.