The Lagos State Government on Monday filed a 12-count charge before a state High Court, against an Interior designer, Ehizogie Ogbebor, for alleged failure to pay tax returns.

The state, through its prosecution counsel, Mr A. I. Alli said the defendant, who is also an Instagram celebrity, had refused to pay personal income tax to the state internal revenue service from 2014 till date.

According to Alli, the defendant is a taxable personality but has evaded tax.

He said the offences contravened Sections 41 and 94 (1) of the Personal Income Tax Act, Cap. P8, Laws of the Federation, 2004 and Sections 56(a) (b) of the Lagos State Revenue Administration Law, No.8, 2006.

When the case came up on Monday, Alli told the court that he had a motion for substituted service.

He said he had not been able to serve the defendant the charge.

Alli, therefore, asked for an order of the court to effect substituted service on the defendant.

“We seek the leave of this court for substituted service to paste the notice on the last known address of the defendant, at plot 59, Fola Osibo St, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos,” he said.

Justice Yetunde Adesanya gave a short ruling and granted the order for substituted service.

She adjourned the case until Oct. 26 for hearing.

FreeStuffsNG:
She should have just paid instead of letting it get to this point.

Luckily, it is not like anybody forced her to move to our city and since she got here,she has made it in life. She should be grateful enough to pay tax to LASG for us to make her stay more rewarding. Edo no be Lagos abeg.

If you want to stay in our state, pay your tax and stop hating the Yoruba so our land can bless you.

FreeStuffsNG:
She should have just paid instead of letting it get to this point.

Luckily, it is not like anybody forced her to move to our city and since she got here,she has made it in life. She should be grateful enough to pay tax to LASG for us to make her stay more rewarding. Edo no be Lagos abeg.

If you want to stay in our state, pay your tax and stop hating the Yoruba so our land can bless you.

jmoore:

Why can't the land bless you? Are you forbidden from making it?

LagosFirstSon:

Which your city?

Are you even a Lagosian?

She's from Edo state and Edo people are the true owners of Lagos

INDOMIE9090:
our land as bless us massively,if not,we would be jumping on night boss to slave in alaibo
Can you say that about your land in alaibo?

LagosFirstSon:

Which your city?

Are you even a Lagosian?

She's from Edo state and Edo people are the true owners of Lagos

jmoore:

Why can't the land bless you? Are you forbidden from making it?

FreeStuffsNG:
Billions displayed on social media are now considered in your tax liability evaluation. You can not buy property worth hundreds of millions and use it to shine on social media then say LASG should go and come back. Kolewek!

LagosFirstSon:

Which your city?

Are you even a Lagosian?

She's from Edo state and Edo people are the true owners of Lagos

INDOMIE9090:
our land has bless us massively,if not,we would have been jumping on night bus to slave in alaibo.

GeneralPula:

Dodoyo..

There was nothing like Edo people when Ilu-Awori had been existing. It used to be Igodomigodo. A local town with few population..

When Oranmiyan reached Igodomigodo, he became their king but he couldn’t stay to rule as he wishes. He said they were always angry(Ibinu). Hence the name Ilu-Ibinu. Oranmiyan eventually left but had a son, Oba-Eweka before leaving.

It was Oba Eweka that changed the name Ilu-Ibinu to Ilu-ibini. He was the first Oba of Ilu-ibini(Benin). All the development of the great benin started under Oba Eweka! He expanded them and made them a force to reckon with by building Benin empire!

It was Europeans pronunciation that changed Ilu-ibini to Benin. Go and read about Oba Eweka Dynasty!

Before all of these, Ilu-awori has been existing!