The Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) on Saturday disclosed that it had recovered 15 stolen vehicles at the point of vehicle renewal and change of ownership processes.
Acting chairman of BIRS, Emmanuel Agema, made the disclosure during a meeting with some executives of Benue Motorcycle Association (BEMOA) Otukpo branch at the Revenue House in Makurdi.
He said that BIRS recorded the feat under his leadership during vehicle renewal and change of ownership processes, adding that the recovered 15 vehicles were successfully retrieved.
Jacintha Bernard, a Media Assistant to the chairman, also in a statement, quoted Agema as urging the commercial motorcyclists to encourage their members to register and renew their vehicle particulars.
The statement recalled that a tripartite operation of BIRS, VIO and FRSC led by the chairman, embarked on ‘Operation Show Your Vehicle Particulars’ on the 22nd September – 16th October 2023 and recently to check vehicle papers and ensure drivers are duly licenced, vehicle papers are registered and renewed.
Meanwhile, the BIRS chairman reiterated his resolve to ensure that such criminalities are reduced to the minimum while improving revenue collection and generation in that sector.
