No fewer than twenty business
facilities were on Friday sealed off in Onitsha and environs by the special
enforcement unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over default in
tax payment to the federal government.
The sealed facilities included building materials, fairly used electronics shops, transport companies, beverage manufacturing company, among others.
Addressing newsmen after the exercise, the team leader of the Special
Enforcement Unit from Abuja, Barths Oborolo, said the exercise was backed by
the Nigerian constitution.
He urged business owners to save
themselves of the embarrassment by paying their taxes when due, describing it
as their civic responsibility to the government.
On his part, the Tax Controller of Onitsha, Ukay Okereke, explained that
letters of notifications were served to all the defaulters almost a month
earlier, contrary to claims that they were not notified.
He however assured that their businesses would be opened in less than
two hours after confirmation of payments.
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