Six persons, including four women and two men, were arrested in Benin for selling donkey meat, known as ‘Jaki’.
The four women were nabbed at Oka market in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area by the State Butchers Task Force.
They refused to give their names and said they have been in the business for a long time.
The suspects alleged they were unaware of the prohibition of the sale and consumption of donkey meat.
On their part, the male suspects said they imported the meat from Niger where donkeys are butchered, roasted and package as beef..
Bags of donkey meat were recovered from the suspects
Chairman, Butchers Task Force Akhere Odigie urged people to buy meat from known meat sellers.
Akhere said the monitoring of the sale of unwholesome meat would continue.