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The Oyo state government has sealed FinRel Pharmacy Supermarket and Bakery, Ibadan for violating the Oyo State Veterinary Practicing Premises Registration Regulation 2018, Oyo State Private Veterinary Premises and Veterinary Establishment law, 2017 and Animal Diseases Control Act, 2022.
Sealing the
premises on Monday in Ibadan, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural
Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye said FinRel was operating an illegal
veterinary pharmacy and engaging in Veterinary Clinical Services.
He also
stated that this can put the health of members of the public in danger.
The
Commissioner, speaking through the Deputy Director, (Monitoring), Dr.
AbdulRrazzaq Lawal, said the move was in line with the Oyo State Government
efforts to curtail and prevent the outbreak of diseases, adding that government
would not relent in its effort to ensure safety of lives and properties.
Barrister
Olasunkanmi stated that the move was not to witch-hunt anybody but to ensure
sanity in the veterinary service delivery in the state.
According
to him, "we discovered through our surveillance that the owner of the
premises is operating an illegal veterinary pharmacy and engaging in Veterinary
clinical services without registration with the Veterinary Council of Nigeria
and Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development which against the
law, using of unapproved location for sale of Veterinary products as well as
treatment of sick animals that can put post health risk to humans, as their
customers can contract zoonotic diseases from the location".
The
Commissioner hinted that the Oyo State government would not allow any person or
group of persons' selfish interests put the entire state in danger of
contrasting diseases from animals.
Barrister
Olasunkanmi however enjoined the public to support the government's effort in
preventing outbreak of diseases. He also advised all unregistered veterinary
premises to register according to the law.
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