Nigeria, Aug. 27 -- A former senator who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, has been taken before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court over alleged evasion of more than N509.6 million in personal income tax liabilities.

According to court filings, Mr Melaye allegedly failed to pay his mandatory Personal Income Tax for 2023 and 2024, amounting to N234,896,000 and N274,712,000 respectively, as assessed by the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS). The total sums to N509,608,000.00.

In addition to the non-payment for 2023 and 2024, the FCT-IRS also accused him of underpaying his taxes in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Records show that while Melaye declared an annual income of N1,383,334 in ...