Yesterday, the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) shutdown companies in Kano, Lagos and Onitsha for outstanding tax liabilities. In Onitsha, the warehouse of Next International Company, owned by former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, was sealed.
The company has tax liabilities of N20.4million, having failed to pay Company Income Tax, Withholding Tax and Education Tax since 2006. In Lagos, FIRS sealed the offices of Secure ID Limited, Ikoyi, over a tax debt of N151million.
In Kano, Sani Brothers Transport Company Limited, Triumph Nigeria Limited, Multi System Nigeria Limited and NorthWest Cable Manufacturers Limited, were sealed.