The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has banned all forms of roadside revenue collection and haulage fees on highways, following the commencement of Nigeria’s new tax law on Jan. 1.
The Executive Chairman of KGIRS, Dr Salihu Enehe, disclosed this on Sunday in Lokoja while speaking on the implications of the tax reform for the state.
Enehe said the new tax regime expressly prohibited unauthorised revenue collection on highways carried out under the guise of taxation.
He warned that any individual or group found engaging in such acts would be regarded as enemies of both Kogi and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Offenders will be treated as criminals and economic saboteurs and, upon arrest, will be prosecuted in accordance with the law,” he stated.
