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Governor Mbah abolishes daily market tolls, as police arraign 2 for Illegal revenue collection

Governor Peter Mbah has made good his threat to wield the big stick on illegal revenue collectors and extortionists making life difficult for Enugu residents.

While Mbah, today, announced an immediate and indefinite suspension of daily toll collection from who have no lockup shops, declaring it as illegal, the Enugu State Police Command on the same day arraigned two before an Enugu Magistrate Court for stealing and forgery of receipts and illegal revenue collection for the registration of native doctors in the state.

Governor Mbah gave the order on the suspension of daily revenue collection from petty traders at a stakeholders' meeting on the clarification and harmonisation of revenue collection in markets across the state organised by the organised by the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service at the Old Government Lodge, Enugu.

Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, the governor said the action was in line with the new tax laws meant to support the poor, adding that a taskforce chaired by the SSG had been put in place to ensure maximum compliance, vowing that anyone caught collecting the 100 or 200 Naira daily toll revenue, either for the government or an individual, would face the full weight of the law.

Mbah further charged the local government chairmen, traditional rulers, market leaders, the Presidents-General, and civil society organisations, and the public to report to the taskforce team any violation of the directive.

While stating that the order did not affect traders in the lockup shops, who pay 30,000 or 36,000 Naira annually, he emphasised that the administration’s aversion to any actions that escalates the people's sufferings.

Meanwhile, the police has arraigned Mr. Christopher Ifeanyi, aged 65, and Chinenye Ugwu, a female, before an Enugu North Magistrate Court over the registration of native doctors with forged receipts of Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State, presenting the same as genuine in order to defraud inspecting members of the public.

The three-count charge sheet marked MEN/153C/2026, read, “That you Christopher İfeanyi 'm', Ugwu Chinenye 'f’ and others now at large on the 31st day of March, 2026 at Enugu North Local Government Secretariat, Enugu, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: Stealing, Forgery and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 495(a) of the Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II, Revised Laws of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004.

“That you and others now at large on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did steal the total sum of Seven Hundred Thousand Naira (N700,000.00), property of Enugu State Government.

“That you did forge Enugu North Local Government Receipts for registration of native doctors with intent that it may be used or acted upon as genuine, knowing same to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 436 and punishable under Section 443(1) of the Criminal Code, Cap 30, Vol. II, Revised Laws of Enugu State of Nigeria 2004.”

The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges after which His Worship, O.S Chukwuani, adjourned the matter to May 8.

The Police Prosecutor was Rosemary Ojobo, while State Counsel, Onyinye Ugwu, held a watching brief for the Department of Public Prosecution, DPP.

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Mbah, doing wonders in Enugu State. Anything to make life easier for the average citizen is highly welcomed.

This man is making sure that thugs and touts don't collect one kobo from Enugu commercial bus drivers, that's one of the reasons why her IGR keeps increasing.

He should please help us advise his counterparts in Ogun and Lagos States

Until you start dealing with these thugs harshly, they behave like they lack ears.

pdppower:
He should please help us advise his counterparts in Ogun and Lagos States

What of those in Anambra? They don't need his advice?

Any organization that is not in the Nigerian constitution should never operate anywhere in Nigeria. The NURTW for example is not an organization recognised by the Nigerian constitution.

Bulaba rather die than to do this.
His boys in Lagos are busy extorting people but all he is concerned about is 2027.
Any evil leader may by God's Grace not see 2027.
Data boys this prayer is for everyone including you.

Good one there. We have too many thugs handling tax collection in Nigeria. The government needs to start clamping on these thugs and illegal tax collectors.

Most of the villages where these markets are located usually collect daily taxes but they're never concerned about the cleaning and hygiene of the market. They always end up waiting for government to come and do it.

Mrchippychappy:
Any organization that is not in the Nigerian constitution should never operate anywhere in Nigeria. The NURTW for example is not an organization recognised by the Nigerian constitution.

The constitution isn’t the only source of law in Nigeria, what you should say is any association not backed by an ACT of the N.A. shouldn’t exist or operate anywhere in Nigeria.

Those lazy illegal revenue collectors need to be jailed for life.

pdppower:
He should please help us advise his counterparts in Ogun and Lagos States

The question is, 'if your place is good, why are other tribes not relocating there to live?

Leave Yoruba land alone

Good! Looks like Mbah is heading towards abolishing corruption in Enugu.. but he must start with the people working for him and the people that helped him into office and oh! He should also probe Ugwunanyi the tifff who was governor before him otherwise he is just picking on poor people who are trying to survive, he should start from the top of

Kenobsky:
Bulaba rather die than to do this.
His boys in Lagos are busy extorting people but all he is concerned about is 2027.
Any evil leader may by God's Grace not see 2027.
Data boys this prayer is for everyone including you.

Is anyone forcing you to live in Lagos?

pdppower:
He should please help us advise his counterparts in Ogun and Lagos States

Not only the two state but the rest from South West and again if he advice them will they accept rather they will be claiming I too know or that they were the first that started it as usual

georgeakins:
The question is, 'if your place is good, why are other tribes not relocating there to live?

Come to Onitsha and see how different tribes,regions and even African countries live peacefully there but ofcourse you wouldn't know because your people don't go beyond Lagos.
If you don't know know it from today that after Lagos it's Anambra you will see population and diverse people but different between Anambra and Lagos is that Lagos was developed by different tribes in Nigeria because it's once a capital of Nigeria while Anambra is solely developed only by Igbos

Okoroawusa:
What of those in Anambra? They don't need his advice?

Any state whose governor watches on as a barrage of thugs and touts intimidates the residents lacks the capacity to control them. There are no exceptions.

Other governors should be meeting Peter Mbah for visionary leadership classes. This man is only getting started. By the time he's about leaving in 2031, people will be questioning the alarming data that comes out of Enugu. For instance, who would've ever thought that a SE governor could launch an airliner?

Peter Mbah is doing things that other governors would consider unthinkable! That man has insane ideas!

Skullminers1:
Come to Onitsha and see how different tribes,regions and even African countries live peacefully there but ofcourse you wouldn't know because your people don't go beyond Lagos.
If you don't know know it from today that after Lagos it's Anambra you will see population and diverse people but different between Anambra and Lagos is that Lagos was developed by different tribes in Nigeria because it's once a capital of Nigeria while Anambra is solely developed only by Igbos

Dey deceive yourself.
Only your blothers live in SE

Skullminers1:
Come to Onitsha and see how different tribes,regions and even African countries live peacefully there but ofcourse you wouldn't know because your people don't go beyond Lagos.
If you don't know know it from today that after Lagos it's Anambra you will see population and diverse people but different between Anambra and Lagos is that Lagos was developed by different tribes in Nigeria because it's once a capital of Nigeria while Anambra is solely developed only by Igbos

Na lie!

Only you and your people live there.
Only you speak your language

georgeakins:
The question is, 'if your place is good, why are other tribes not relocating there to live?

Leave Yoruba land alone

We have many local herbal drink sellers, tailors, and people doing messing work around here in Enugu from south west and no one is threatening them to leave.

Skullminers1:
Come to Onitsha and see how different tribes,regions and even African countries live peacefully there but ofcourse you wouldn't know because your people don't go beyond Lagos.
If you don't know know it from today that after Lagos it's Anambra you will see population and diverse people but different between Anambra and Lagos is that Lagos was developed by different tribes in Nigeria because it's once a capital of Nigeria while Anambra is solely developed only by Igbos

This is untrue. The most diverse parts of Nigeria are in this order - Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. That's why (pidgin) English is frequently spoken among the residents in those parts of the country to accommodate the large community of non-natives.

georgeakins:
The question is, 'if your place is good, why are other tribes not relocating there to live?

Leave Yoruba land alone

Leave agberos and omonile alone. Suffer never tire you?.

AguluLiar:
Na lie!

Only you and your people live there.
Only you speak your language

What if I tell you that Awka and Enugu have Youruba Oba and a sizeable, thriving Youruba population many of whom understands and speaks Igbo fluently?.

.... that's very nice and it has to be applied to all other markets nation wide, those criminals has to be arrested and punished

That anambra own worse oo... If u carry ur load by urself..them fit make u pay levy sef 😂 😆... Thugs in Lagos are reasonable...thugs in anambra have zero conscience...
Is like say they come learn work for Lagos and they added wickedness and witchcraft join and when them reach anambra

Okoroawusa:
What of those in Anambra? They don't need his advice?

Skullminers1:
Come to Onitsha and see how different tribes,regions and even African countries live peacefully there but ofcourse you wouldn't know because your people don't go beyond Lagos.
If you don't know know it from today that after Lagos it's Anambra you will see population and diverse people but different between Anambra and Lagos is that Lagos was developed by different tribes in Nigeria because it's once a capital of Nigeria while Anambra is solely developed only by Igbos

Liar like your brother obi fraud.

AguluLiar:
Na lie!

Only you and your people live there.
Only you speak your language

Don't mind that guy e dey lie for himself

00FFT00:
What if I tell you that Awka and Enugu have Youruba Oba and a sizeable, thriving Youruba population many of whom understands and speaks Igbo fluently?.

get out lienus bad habits people

MrBadNews:
We have many local herbal drink sellers, tailors, and people doing messing work around here in Enugu from south west and no one is threatening them to leave.

Dey deceive yourself.
Only you and your blothers live in your region

In spite of all these giant strides by enugu state governor, he will still not be valued and appreciated by his subjects.

It's not their fault, that's how they're wired

Long overdue...no room for touts