In an attempt to restore sanity to the chicken market, Bauchi State Shariah Commission has closed Aminu Abubakar’s shop for allegedly selling dead and stolen chickens to unsuspecting customers in Muda-Lawal Market.
The move comes after leaders of the market raised an alarm over the illicit transactions at the shop, which is contrary to the provisions of Islam guiding slaughtering and consuming meat.
Speaking to journalists yesterday at Muda-Lawal Chicken Market, Permanent Commissioner Shariah Commission, Barr. Aminu Balarabe Isah said the commission would not fold its arms and allow chicken dealers to sell inappropriate meat to members of the public.
He commended the market leaders for reporting the matter to the commission, adding that the commission would not relent in sanitising the processes through which chicken meat is processed and consumed.
“We got an information that there was somebody who used to buy a dead chicken or animal and sell it to the general public in Bauchi. So, as part of the responsibility bestowed on the Shariah Commission, the issue of buying dead meat and selling it to the general public is entirely prohibited, both in Islam and Bauchi State laws,” the commissioner said.
The deputy chairman of Bauchi Chicken Dealers Association, Bala Maikaji, commended the Shairah Commission’s prompt response to the shop and assured members of their continued support and cooperation in the commission’s initiatives to restore sanity in the market.
He appealed to the Bauchi State Government to rehabilitate the chicken abattoir, giving it a befitting look, and ensuring the hygiene of the meat slaughtered.
