Stray cows kill 10 people in Soro cattle market

10 people have been killed by stray cows in recent years during market days in Soro village in Ganjuwa LGA of Bauchi State due to the siting of the cattle market close to the residential area.

The disclosure was made by the member representing Darazo/Ganjuwa Federal Constituency in the House of Reps, Mansur Manu Soro while briefing the State Deputy Governor, Baba Tela and the MD/CEO of NEDC, Dr Mohammad Goni Alkali during an on the spot assessment of the relocation of the market to another site.

The Federal lawmaker said, “worried by the loss of lives in the cattle market, I moved a request on the floor of the House and my request was forwarded to the NEDC for intervention. I am very happy that today, the project is moving on well.”

He also said that “considering the size and volume of cattle that come in every market day, we decided to expand the market to conveniently accommodate 3000 cattle at a time and make business transactions easier for the people.”

He said that when completed, the new cattle market will reduce congestion on the main highway and reduce the risk of people getting killed by oncoming vehicles during the market days.

Managing Director and CEO of NEDC, Dr Mohammad Goni Alkali said that the commission agreed to construct an international cattle market in Soro in order to safeguard the lives of the people of the town who have fallen victim to the attacks by stray cows.

Goni Alkali who expressed satisfaction with the quality of the work done so far assured that the project will be completed by the end of 2021 and will be commissioned for use by early 2022.

He assured that every needed amenity such as electricity, water, public VIP toilets and other conveniences will be provided within the market for ease of doing business pointing out that it is part of the mandate of the commission to intervene in areas that will make life easier for people of the North-East sub-region.

The NEDC CEO said that “I have known about this market since my school years and I know how important it is to the people of the area. Based on the information we have, we decided to relocate the market to a safer and better place.”

Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Sen Baba Tela who led the inspection visit expressed happiness over the project saying that it will go a long way to decongest the town on market days as well as save lives of innocent people who had fallen victim in the past.

Baba Tela, however, pointed out that provision should be made to make business transactions in the market easier considering that Nigeria has joined the cashless society calling for mobile banking on market days.

The deputy governor also commended the NEDC for accepting to construct the modern cattle market in Soro as well as other interventions in the state since it was established.

Chairman, Senate Committee on Special Duties, Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf, stressed the need for ownership of the market in order to make it viable and durable saying that, “when the people are involved, they tend to be more involved in the project.”

The new international cattle market will have 48 locked up stalls, two restaurants that can accommodate 100 people at a time, a 200 capacity mosque, a mini cattle clinic, two boreholes and VIP toilets.

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