Court Orders
Arrest Of Okocha Over Income Tax.
Okocha
was dragged before the court by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice for failure
to furnish return of his personal income tax.
On
June 6, 2017 complaint was filed before the court against the former Super
Eagles Captain, the case came up for the first time on Oct. 5, 2017 but he
failed to appear in court.
However,
after several adjournments without him appearing in court when service had been
served on him, the prosecutor urged the court to issue a bench warrant for his
arrest.
The
Presiding Judge, Justice Adedayo Akintoye, on Jan. 29 issued a bench warrant
for the arrest of the ex-Supper Eagles Captain and adjourned until February 19,
2019, for him to be produced in court.
However,
on February, 2019, the prosecution had not effected the arrest, the court then
ordered that on the next adjourned date, the order should have been executed.
Consequently,
Justice Akintoye adjourned the case till April 15, 2019 for the execution of
the bench warrant and Okocha made to appear in court for trial to commence.
Okocha
was alleged to have failed to furnish return of his income tax to the Lagos
State Internal Revenue Services, which indicated that he had failed to pay his
income taxes.
The
offences alleged to have been committed by Okocha contravened Sections 56 (a)
and (b) of the Lagos State Revenue Administration Law No.8, 2006, and Section
94 (1) of the Personal Income Tax Act Cap P8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
2004.
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