{"id":373916,"date":"2025-06-26T21:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/26\/man-arrested-for-converting-residence-to-abattoir-in-lagos\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T21:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:34:35","slug":"man-arrested-for-converting-residence-to-abattoir-in-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/26\/man-arrested-for-converting-residence-to-abattoir-in-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Arrested For Converting Residence To Abattoir in Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-6 ai-optimize-introduction\">Officials of Lagos State Ministry of Environment have arrested a man for converting a residential building in the Iju area of the state into an illegal abattoir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-7\">In a statement by Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Monday, noted that the suspect turned his residence, located on Alfred Williams Street, Iju Station, into a slaughterhouse following the closure of the Oko Oba Abattoir, Agege.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-8\">It was gathered that the illegal operation said to have been carried out in unhygienic conditions, endangered residents in the community who raised the alarm.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-9\">The Commissioner, in a post via his X page, said that the property had been sealed and the suspect taken into custody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Lagos Govt Seals 10 Establishments Over Alleged Environmental Violation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cFollowing reports from a concerned citizen, our enforcement team has taken immediate action at No. 12, Alfred Williams Street in Iju Station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe property owner had illegally converted his residence into an abattoir following the closure of the Oko Oba Abattoir, endangering the entire neighbourhood through unhygienic practices and profiting from this reckless operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect is now in custody, and the premises have been sealed. 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