Three illegal tax collectors arrested in Benue

Three persons have been arrested by the Special Taskforce on Illegal Road Blocks in collaboration with the Benue State Police Command for extorting money from innocent citizens at a suspended revenue inspection point in Kastina Ala area of the state. Information Officer of the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Terfa Nyitor said the suspects […]

Three persons have been arrested by the Special Taskforce on Illegal Road Blocks in collaboration with the Benue State Police Command for extorting money from innocent citizens at a suspended revenue inspection point in Kastina Ala area of the state.

Information Officer of the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) Terfa Nyitor said the suspects were apprehended in continuance of the determination of the service to sanitise tax administration in the state.

He gave the names of the suspects as, Abugh Terkula, Ajiva Moses and Tsume Aondofa, stressing that they were all caught extorting members of the public at the just suspended Katsina Ala head bridge revenue inspection point.

He disclosed that following the frequent violent incidents at the inspection point, the management of BIRS had announced the suspension of the Katsina Ala head bridge revenue inspection point.

The information officer further reiterated the resolve of the management to sanitize tax administration in the state while also promising a continuous clampdown on all illegal tax activities.