SAN FRANCISCO, November 27, (THEWILL) –Â Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State had introduced security levies on churches, mosques, and other business organisations in the state in accordance with section 11 (4) of the Oyo state security trust fund law 2017.
These levies, according to the state government, were imposed as part of efforts to generate funds to assist security agencies.
The categories of these levies were contained in flyers made available to journalists at an emergency meeting convened by the state government which was held at the House of Chiefs, Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan on Tuesday.
At the meeting were the state commissioner of police, Abiodun Odude; representatives of the GOC of 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Odogbo Ibadan; police area commanders, DSS, Customs, NSCDC, NDLEA, chief executive officers of banks and representatives of Manufacturing Association of Nigeria.
The flyers stated that religious bodies in class A are expected to pay N60,000 while manufacturing and services in category A are to pay N100,000 annually.
The approved levies for class A (Large) in the manufacturing sector is N100,000 while class B (Medium) is N80,000 and class C (Small) is N60,000 annually.
The rest are those in the services. Class A are to pay N100,000, class B is N80,000 while class C will pay N60,000 annually.
Those in class A, trading, agriculture and forestry and solid minerals are to pay N80,000 while those in the classes B and C are to pay N50,000 and N30,000 respectively annually.
Other religious bodies including churches and mosques were asked to pay N60,000, N40,000 and N20,000 for classes A, B and C respectively.
The notice said that payment of the above levies are necessary to support the state government to ensure lives and property are protected.
