Anambra State government says only Unified Hybrid Enforcement Team UHBET, or approved Agents of Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, AIRS, are authorized to collect taxes, levies and tolls on behalf of the state government.
This is contained in a public service announcement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Paul Nwosu.
The announcement said that the officials must be in their official uniforms and or present valid identification cards as they demand payments.
It stated that anything short of this, is extortion and the potential victim should take photographs of the operatives and call the following numbers immediately 07066727750,09053234816,08083066051 and 08178070000.
The statement further warned that anyone caught impersonating AIRS officers or agents or extorting money from the public under any guise will be arrested, prosecuted and jailed.
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