The Sarkin Power of the Kura Slaughterhouse in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, Alh. Ubale Tantabara, has said that state animal traders will soon start exporting processed meat instead of the usual live ruminants like cows, sheep, and goats.
He made this known on Wednesday while speaking with the press, adding that in the Kura Local Government Area, they slaughter about 10 to 40 cows and other ruminants in a day.
Besides this slaughterhouse in Kura town, there are similar slaughterhouses across other local government areas in the state, where meat would be processed and either sold to customers within or outside the state and even exported to neighbouring countries.
He emphasised that beef, mutton, and chevon would be processed, preserved, and taken in large commercial quantities to Abuja FCT, the southern region, and foreign countries for sale.
According to him, this development follows the provision of slaughterhouses across 20 of the 44 local government areas of the state by the Abba Yusuf administration.
He disclosed that the benefiting local government areas include Kura, Bichi, Dawakin Tofa, Rano, Doguwa, Bebeji, Shanono, and Tundun Wada, among others.
He highlighted that “Now, we are leveraging the new abattoir to start exporting processed meat instead of live animals.”
Alhaji Tantabara also disclosed that “the problem of all slaughterhouses is water, but with the solar-powered borehole, the Kura slaughterhouse has no problem.”
He stated that the slaughterhouses have been built by the Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank, Lives Livelihood Fund (LLF), and other partners.
While commenting on the establishment of the slaughterhouses, the KSADP Infrastructure Engineer, Mr Zaharaddeen Hamisu, said each of the slaughterhouses has been built at the cost of N80 million, totalling N1.6 billion for the 20 abattoirs.
He recalled that “Before then, if you visited any of the slaughterhouses in Kano city or any of the local government areas, you would hate to eat meat because of the way the meat was being processed and handled.”
He further disclosed, “That was why the Kano State government decided to upgrade and create 20 slaughterhouses in the state, install facilities, and hand them over to the Sarkin Powers of the areas.”
The Kura Slaughterhouse has four slaughter slabs. Two are short for the cutting of light ruminants, while the others are tall for large ruminants.
The slaughterhouses are equipped with solar-powered boreholes for a constant supply of water to maintain proper hygiene. There are also solar fans for full ventilation.
Mr. Hamisu said each of the slaughterhouses has three offices: a power room, the Sarkin Power’s office, and a cold room for storage of unsold meat.
He added that outside the slaughterhouse, there is the business of drying animal skins and dung for various purposes.
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