The Imo State Government in Nigeria has disbanded its task force on state emblem for causing the death of over 3,000 day-old chicks driven from Kaduna into the state.
The government also disbanded all other task forces in the state.
The state’s commissioner for transport, Rex Anunobi, who confirmed the development on Friday, stated that Governor Hope Uzodinma ordered the disbandment of the task forces during the state executive council meeting after listening to the submission on the incident from the state’s commissioner for livestock development.
It would be recalled that the Imo task force officials and some police officers in Owerri impounded a Toyota Sienna which had 8,000 day-old chicks inside it.
Over 3,000 of the chicks died inside the vehicle because of their exposure to the heat from the sun.
The police officers and the task force officials demanded the Imo State emblem from the minivan driver, even though the vehicle had a ‘consolidated’ emblem, which is said to be a permit for vehicles that often travel through different states in the country.
Chijioke Nicholas, the chairman, Poultry Association of Nigeria, Imo State, said the Imo State government has agreed to pay compensation to the owner of the dead chicks.
