Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has said that all operators of illegal revenue collection checkpoints in the state will be treated as robbers when apprehended.
Ortom further said that those indulging in such acts should steer clear of revenue collection in the state.
The governor gave the warning yesterday at the Government House Makurdi while signing into law the amended Benue Internal Revenue Administration Law.
He explained that revenue collection in the state had been contracted to consultants. He urged interested people to work with them, stressing that anyone caught operating illegally will be treated as a criminal.
The governor acknowledged the decline in revenue generation and the need to improve on all areas to be able to cater for the needs of citizens of the state.
Governor Ortom thanked members of the Benue State House of Assembly for the speedy passage of the amendment, even as he pledged a sustained cordial working relationship between the executive and the legislature.
Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Christopher Adaji who represented the Speaker said the amendments were done after due consultations with critical stakeholders and relevant provisions of the law.