By Emmanuel Udom
The executive
secretary, Poultry Association of Nigeria, Lagos state chapter, Olugbenga Ogunsetan, confirmed on
Tuesday that an estimated 60,000 new
cases of bird flu has been recorded in Lagos, south-west Nigeria.
According to him, Ikorodu, a ghetto in the state is one of the
worst hit, as quite a number of poultry farms have been hit by the avian
influenza in the last couple of days.
His words: “over 60,000 birds were lost
in August, after the avian influenza ravaged the farms, which has adversely
affected the production of poultry products and red to price hike in the area.
Our correspondent gathered that there
are plans on ground to compensate the affected poultry owners.
Permanent secretary, Lagos state ministry
of agriculture, Dr Olajide Basorun however
said the compensations could be done
in collaboration with the federal government of Nigeria.
His
words: “Many economies have shut down because of this avian influenza and these
economies have dependants, which mean a lot of people have lost their
livelihoods.
“Government
is mindful of that and is working out modalities to compensate the farmers so
that others, who have the flu and have not reported or are under reporting, will
be encouraged to come forward,” he added.
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