Kwara gov't closes abattoir over unhealthy practices, meat poisoning The Kwara State Government has temporarily shut down the abattoir at Mandate Market in Ilorin to allow for fumigation and general cleaning of the area. The development followed reports of unhelathy practices and suspected meat poisoning reported in the facility. Dr Abubakar Ayinla, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, said the step was part of efforts to protect members of the public from the incident. According to him, the abattoir will be reopened on Wednesday. "This is an update to the earlier report on...