Indiscriminate and unscrupulous actions of some individuals across Anambra

Press Release

The attention of the Anambra Internal Revenue Service otherwise known as the “Service” has been drawn to the indiscriminate and unscrupulous activities of some individuals across the State purported to be revenue and other taxes collectors on behalf of the Service. This has not only created mistrust in the minds of Ndi Anambra but also has caused untold embarrassments to the Service and the government. For the avoidance of doubts, the public should please note as follows:

That the Service has NOT at any time or in any way instructed or authorized the arrest of any traditional ruler or their subjects (as purported from some quarters) unless where such subjects are in contravention of the laws of land.

The purported loading and offloading taxes under the flying revenue window, hitherto collected from truck operators and other related produce movers across the State has been abolished by Mr. Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo. Anybody found enforcing such collections (loading and offloading) shall be apprehended and promptly prosecuted.

In place of such levies shall be a haulage charge which ONLY becomes due and payable at the State boundary locations at the ENTRY/EXIT points between Anambra and other neighboring States. The Service is currently working on appropriate technologies that would aid in determining accurate levies for inbound/outbound haulage vehicles across these boundary locations. This would not in anyway affect passenger vehicles plying across these routes. The emergent technologies would be able to determine appropriate levies depending on the weight of the vehicle and the cargo; the determined levies would then be paid via electronic means.

All revenue agents/contractors of all sorts covering:
Commerce Fees
Produce fees
Sand Beach collections
Welders/Fabricators
Forestry
Asaba Township Bus
Chippings; and
Government Parks
are by this Press Notice requested to present themselves at the Revenue House starting from Monday May 29th to August 3rd, 2023 between the hours of 11am and 4pm for proof of authorisation; failing which, any person or group of persons acting or operating as revenue agent/enforcer on behalf of the Service would be arrested and prosecuted according to the law.

Finally, the Service is in the process of establishing a highbreed unified revenue enforcement team (HURET) at two levels. This team will comprise representatives of:

AiRS (Primary Host)
Ocha Brigade
ARTMA
ANSA
ANJET
Other related revenue accruing MDAs

The team shall be trained to exhibit all decent, legal, and civil manners in revenue enforcement process—non-harassment of the citizens, non-violence, no intimidation, or any form of undue arrest unless where the subject constitutes an obstruction of justice in the process of revenue collection.

The team shall operate at jurisdictional levels of North, Central and South with each jurisdictional team working independently without crossing each other’s paths.

Any member of the team found wanting in any manner devoid of respectable ethical values shall be dealt with according to the laws of the land.

The public is by this notice advised never to pay any levies or taxes to anybody unless duly authorized by the Service. Such persons must have been accredited and certified with a Revenue Collection Certificate (RCC) to be issued and re-issued by the Service from time to time.

Thank you.

Signed

Dr. Greg Ezeilo, FCA
Executive Director (Shared Services/IT)

May 26th, 2023