FinRel Pharmacy Supermarket and Bakery has been shut down by the Oyo State Government due to its violation of state veterinary laws. The establishment was found to be operating an unauthorized veterinary pharmacy and providing veterinary clinical services.
This action was announced in an official statement by Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation. The closure, which took place in Ibadan on Monday, was carried out by Mr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development.
The violations cited include contraventions of the Veterinary Practicing Premises Registration Regulation 2018, the Oyo State Private Veterinary Premises and Veterinary Establishment Law of 2017, and the Animal Diseases Control Act of 2022.
The Commissioner, speaking through the Deputy Director (Monitoring), Dr AbdulRrazzaq Lawal, said the move was in line with the state government efforts to curtail and prevent the outbreak of diseases, adding that government would not relent in its effort to ensure safety of lives and property.
Olasunkanmi, who disclosed that the practice could put the health of members of the public in danger, assured that the move was not to witch-hunt any body but to ensure sanity in the veterinary service delivery in the state.
He said: “We discovered, through our surveillance, that the owner of the premises is operating an illegal veterinary pharmacy and engaging in veterinary clinical services without registration with the Veterinary Council of Nigeria and Oyo State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development which is against the law. Using of unapproved location for sale of veterinary products, as well as treatment of sick animals that can put post health risk to humans, as their customers can contract zoonotic diseases from the location,” Olasunkanmi stated.
The Commissioner hinted that the state government would not allow any person or group of persons’ selfish interests put the entire state in danger of contracting diseases from animals.
He however enjoined the public to support government’s effort in preventing outbreak of diseases, while advising all unregistered veterinary premises to register according to the law.
