FCT IRS Slams Dino Melaye With ₦509m Tax Liability, Court Summons Issued—JIGAWA STATE NEWS ROOM
PRESS RELEASE Nigerian Digital Media and Public Awareness Initiative (NDMPI) F.CT Date: August 27, 2025 Former Senator Dino Melaye Summoned to Court Over Alleged Multi-Year Tax Evasion The Nigerian Digital Media and Public Awareness Initiative (NDMPI) reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court has issued a criminal summons against former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye , over alleged non-payment and underpayment of personal income taxes across several years. The summons, dated August 21, 2025 , requires Melaye to appear before the Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone II, Abuja , on September 5, 2025 , to answer charges concerning his alleged failure to pay mandatory taxes for 2023 and 2024 , in addition to under-declared and underpaid taxes in 2020, 2021, and 2022 . According to records obtained from the FCT Internal Revenue Service (IRS) , Melaye declared signif...