Members of the Bayelsa state Vigilante Network led by Comr. Bunas Samuel michael, has apprehended a man and three women who allegedly prepare vultures and sell them as chicken meat in Yenagoa.
They were caught at the popular slaughter, at Tombia Market, Etegwe Yenagoa by the vigilante group on patrol at about 11:43pm on Wednesday, August 30.
According to the patrol leader, Godwin, said” to our greatest imagination, we saw about thirty dead vultures, all prepared to be placed inside a hot pot of boiling water, we called the attention of the police and handed the suspect over to them, before then, he confessed to us, that, he uses dead meat bones to attract the vultures and then uses chemicals to kill them, and he has been in this business for years, selling them to market women and chicken traders at Major markets and chicken sales point in the state”, Godwin said.
It was gathered, that the suspect is currently in the police net, and the police have already taken photos of the exhibits, which will be availed to the public soon.
Similarly, three women, who identified themselves as Doris, finegirl, and beauty, hails from Ughelli community, in Delta state, were also apprehended by the Vigilante network at the Tombia market a day after.
They confessed selling Vulture meat and carcasses of donkeys to unsuspecting buyers.
The women confessed that, they import these meats from neighbouring states into the state and sell at cheap and affordable price to buyers, mostly those who own restaurants, bars and canteens.
