State government has cautioned the citizenry against paying any levy to private individuals.


A statement signed by the Commissioner for Environment Mr. Obi Nwankwo, said that government has observed that certain individuals and companies are going about collecting sanitation levies from unsuspecting individuals in the name of the Ministry”.


It said that the ministry has not given anyone any mandate to collect sanitation levies from the public.


The statement said that sanitation and other levies are paid into designated government bank accounts and not into individual or company bank accounts.
It warned those involved to desist as defaulters would be apprehended from now on.


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