25/09/2026
Mainstream Foundation Hands Over Modern Abattoir to Yauri Butchers
By Ahmed Sarkin Yaki Yauri
YAURI, KEBBI STATE — The Mainstream Foundation has handed over a newly constructed modern abattoir to the butchers’ community in Yauri, Kebbi State, in a development expected to improve meat processing and hygiene in the area.
The facility was officially commissioned and handed over on Thursday, 25 September 2025, during a ceremony attended by hundreds of residents, traditional rulers, community leaders, government representatives, security personnel and religious leaders.
The ceremony was organised by the butchers in Yauri to celebrate the completion of the project and express their appreciation to the Mainstream Foundation for its intervention.
Speaking at the event, the Foundation’s representative in Yauri, Malam Umar Sa’idu Zamare, commended the organisation for its development interventions across Yauri, Shanga, Ngaski, Kontagora, Zungeru and other communities along the River Niger.
He urged the Sarkin Fawan Yauri and the butchers to ensure proper maintenance of the facility so that it could continue to serve the community effectively.
The Assistant General Manager of the Mainstream Foundation, Alhaji Ibrahim Sa’idu Kontagora, who spoke on behalf of Col. Sani Bello (Rtd.) and the Foundation’s Managing Director/Secretary, Surajo Abdullahi, highlighted some of the organisation’s previous projects in Yauri.
He listed interventions in schools, electricity transformers, water facilities, healthcare facilities and abattoirs, and reaffirmed the Foundation’s commitment to supporting development projects in communities where it operates.
The Sarkin Fawan Yauri, Alhaji Jibo, expressed appreciation to the Mainstream Foundation for what he described as a quality project. He also thanked the Emir of Yauri, Dr Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi, CON, and all those who attended the ceremony.
The Chairman of the Yauri Butchers’ Association, Idris Ahmad S. Fawa, thanked the Foundation on behalf of the butchers and pledged that they would take responsibility for maintaining the facility.
Another member of the butchers’ community, Umar Sarkin Fawa (Bacher), described the project as significant, noting that the community had not received a facility of such magnitude for more than 50 years.
The Secretary of the Butchers’ Association and Masun Sarkin Fawa also expressed appreciation to the Foundation, saying the community would continue to remember its contribution.
Representing the Emir of Yauri, Alhaji Bashar Mutan Yauri conveyed the monarch’s appreciation to the Mainstream Foundation for its development projects across the Yauri Emirate.
He also called on the Sarkin Fawan Yauri to ensure that the new abattoir is properly maintained and used for the purpose for which it was established.
Among those who attended the ceremony were the Vice Chairman of Yauri, Aliyu Rasu; Sarkin Noma Yauri, Alhaji Tanimu; Sarkin Yakin Yauri, Alhaji Garba Labbo; Sarkin Alaru, Alhaji Ahmed; Sarkin Kifi; Sarkin Ɗauri Masu; representatives of Dawanau and Dr Sununu; security personnel, including the Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps; traditional rulers, Islamic scholars and other community leaders.
The event also featured traditional performances by the butchers, alongside traditional and contemporary music, as part of activities marking the commissioning of the new abattoir.