Niger state Board of Internal Revenue on Monday shut the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and eight banks over N456m debts.
Executive Chairman of the board Mohammed Madami Etsu, in a statement on Monday said the exercise was carried out in line with the provisions of the relevant Tax laws.
He listed the affected banks to include; Stanbic IBTC (N113.2m) Polaris Bank(N74.8m), UBA (N68.9m), Union Bank(N47.1m), First Bank (N45.7m), Heritage Bank (N31.5m) Unity Bank (N14m) and GTB (N8.2m).
He said other defaulting organisations include Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)Plc with a debt of N45.8m, Aloe Vera International Hotel (N3.9m) and Rashida Restaurant (N3.2m).
Etsu explained that all efforts by the Service to make the defaulting organizations pay their respective tax liability yielded no positive result.
He, however, called on other debtors to pay their outstanding tax liability to avoid sealing of their offices by the Service as the tax drive exercise is a continuous one.
