SCORES of bush meat sellers, yesterday, marched to Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s office at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, complaining of low patronage due to the outbreak of Ebola disease.
The women under the aegis of Bushmeat Sellers Association lamented that since the announcement that the deadly disease could be caused by eating bush meat, spell had been cast on their sales.
Speaking on behalf of the association, Alhaja Risikat Odeyemi, Iyalode, Bushmeat Association, Oyo State, said it was strange that bush meat which had hitherto been taken as a special delicacy should now be seen as a poison.
She said, “our meats do not have any ebola virus. We don’t know why people should just be peddling rumour that would be injurious to other people. This is not good at all. They have spoilt our business without any good reason. What we heard is that the disease was contacted through the river. Why should they just start trying to be so unfair”.
They said before the announcement, a grass cutter was being sold between N2,000 and N4,000 and the same thing goes for antelope and other animals. But, now they regretted that there are no sales again, adding, “We normally stand by the roadside to invite prospective buyers. But now when we call them to buy bush meat, they always reply us saying, “ebola”. It is the same meat we have been eating and nothing has happened to us.”
Their visit to the governor’s office, she added, was to appeal to him to help us dispel the rumour that bush meat causes Ebola.
At press time, the governor was yet to attend to them and many of the bush meat sellers sat clumsily at the entrance of the gate because the security men at the gate did not allow them to move closer to the governor’s office.
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enyi iya, ejo tori olorun,make me fight d ebola first, den we go discuss bush meat later. Na lyf b4 food o. Abi una neva hear say bat and ape na carrier abi dem no b bush meat?

enyi iya wa, ese suru,make me fight d ebola first, den we go discuss bush meat later. Na lyf b4 food o. Abi una neva hear say bat and ape na carrier abi dem no b bush meat?

If u like don't look for another way of livelihood still wait for people to buy your meat when ebola is every were even doe your meat have ooo I it does not have no reasonable Nigeran like me go buy am period!

Eeya..the fear of ebolachi is the end of eating bush meat..as for me I dey flex my bush meat I no send any ebolachi..

So how does this warrant a protest? Is this Laziness speaking or they want the government to force everyone to start eating bush meat.

So how does this warrant a protest? Is this Laziness speaking or they want the government to force everyone to start eating bush meat. They should better pass the blame to All this adebola,walebola and ayoebola in oyo state.

What do they want Ajimobi to do?

Make dem go dey wash their bushmeat with salt and water jare.

I dont understand them,what did they want the poor man to do?,convince scientist and doctors that bushmeat no longer habour ebola.

E-bola tinubu must be responsible for these protest

Only monkeys and bats are know to carry the virus, these are not bush meats in Yorubaland, ibos should try beef and chicken instead of human flesh, monkeys are just like human. Since only ibos eat humans or anything that looks like human in Nigeria, is it safe to say that you need to stay in your region till the threat goes down cos we don't trust you for eating your cousins? Ibos are close relatives of Chimpz and eating your family members is disgusting.

asadike: enyi iya wa, ese suru,make me fight d ebola first, den we go discuss bush meat later. Na lyf b4 food o. Abi una neva hear say bat and ape na carrier abi dem no b bush meat?

whitecat007: Only monkeys and bats are know to carry the virus, these are not bush meats in Yorubaland, ibos should try beef and chicken instead of human flesh, monkeys are just like human. Since only ibos eat humans or anything that looks like human in Nigeria, is it safe to say that you need to stay in your region till the threat goes down cos we don't trust you for eating your cousins? Ibos are close relatives of Chimpz and eating your family members is disgusting.

u want to turn dis to tribal bashin. Did i insult d women? Ok hear dis-y wuld u eat bats and monkeys when we al known dat half of waste land are witches and wizards and guess wot they turn 2 every nyt_ monkeys and bats. At least i av close relatives,do u? Are u nt an omo ale? Am very sure ur mom is nt livin wit ur dad. U ar simply a waste 4rm d wasteland. Y ar they complainin since we av strong ndi ofe lyk musu funfun dat arent scared of ebola. Nonsense

whitecat007: Only monkeys and bats are know to carry the virus, these are not bush meats in Yorubaland, ibos should try beef and chicken instead of human flesh, monkeys are just like human. Since only ibos eat humans or anything that looks like human in Nigeria, is it safe to say that you need to stay in your region till the threat goes down cos we don't trust you for eating your cousins? Ibos are close relatives of Chimpz and eating your family members is disgusting.

u want to turn dis to tribal bashin. Did i insult d women? Ok hear dis-y wuld u eat bats and monkeys when we al known dat half of waste land are witches and wizards and guess wot they turn 2 every nyt_ monkeys and bats. At least i av close relatives,do u? Are u nt an omo ale? Am very sure ur mom is nt livin wit ur dad. Go back 2 which place afta u don sel ur land 2 me abi i 4ce u? U ar simply a waste 4rm d wasteland. Y ar they complainin since we av strong ndi ofe lyk musu funfun dat arent scared of ebola. Nonsense