DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

It is an open secret that alcohol licensing offices, as well as agencies that are saddled with the responsibility of generating Internal Revenue for State governments across the country, are involved in massive extortion and exploitation of unsuspecting business owners.

This extortion spree is alleged to be the usual practice of the Lagos State Government Revenue Task Force which is known amongst business owners especially owners of bars, lounges, hotels and entertainment centers as rogues who will stop at nothing to fill their pockets at the expense of business owners.

A practical instance is the recent experience of a bar owner in Victoria Island who alleged that officers of the Lagos State Alcohol Licensing Office have been collecting N200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Naira) from her every month for 4 (Four) years, an amount which is meant to be paid by club owners as against the approved...

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This country is filled with corrupt officials from local to Federal level