Butchers protest in Ekiti as Abattoir shuts down for Tax hike

Butchers in Ekiti State on Friday trooped out in their hundreds to protest the imposition of new tax and closure of all abattoirs by Governor Ayo Fayose’s administration.

Government had imposed a tax of N1, 000 on each cow slaughtered in the state, but the butchers refused to pay the new tax which they described as “exorbitant and outrageous.”

Apart from the new tax, which is up from the previous N300 per cow, the butchers also claimed that they are paying veterinary tax, inspection rate and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) levy.


The angry butchers said the new tax, which according to them, would see each butcher paying at least N26,000 in a month could kill their businesses

Ekiti State government has shut down all abattoirs following the refusal of butchers to pay the new tax.