The Federal Government has filed a 6-count criminal charge against Nigerdock Nigeria Limited and seven of its directors over alleged tax evasion.
The Federal High Court in Lagos received the November 26 accusation.
Maher Jarmakani, Adewale Akanbi, Michael Akhigbe, Daniel Ayscough, Patrick Van Uden, Adebola Adesoye, and Rutger Ten Thij are the seven directors listed alongside Nigerdock Nigeria Limited in charge.
The Federal Government said that Nigerdock Nigeria Limited and its directors committed the alleged violations between 2015 and 2018 through its attorney, Moses Ideho.
Specifically, Nigerdock Nigeria Limited and its directors were alleged to have between 2015 and 2018 years of Assessment, failed to pay Companies Income Tax, Tertiary Education Tax and Withholding tax amounting to N68,695,302.53 million, which are accrued tax liability, accrued interest and penalty.
The defendants are alleged to have committed offences in violation of sections 40, 26, and 27 of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007 (as amended), Section 82 of the Companies Income Tax Act (as amended), and are punishable under Section 55 of the Companies Income Tax Act (as amended).
The offences are also claimed to contravene Section 11 of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Establishment) Act 2011 due to non-compliance with the relevant legal provisions.
A date for the arraignment of the defendants has not yet been set.
