Kogi state govt bans sale of beef for 48 hours after death of 12 cows during grazing

Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has banned the sale of beef in
Lokoja, the state capital and its environs for the next 48 hours.
The ban is coming barely 24 hours after 12 cows mysteriously died in Lokoja on Thursday April 9 while grazing at a land belonging to the Nigeria-Korea Vocational Institute.
A statement released by the state Commissioner for information and
Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said an investigation has commenced into the cause of the deaths.
The statement reads in part
“The attention of the Kogi State Government has been drawn
to the report of dead cows within the Lokoja Township. We
wish to inform the people of the State, some of the proactive
measures taken by the Government to find out the cause of
the death of those cows and to also ensure their beef does
not find their way into our markets.
Security agencies and the affected Government Ministries
and Departments have been mandated to form strong
institutional walls that will stop the beefs from getting into
the market as it is detrimental to health.
The State Government has committed to briefing members
of the public on findings about the incident. We also urge
our people to volunteer intelligence that will help us unravel
the mystery behind the death of those cows”.