Niger Liquor Board raises alarm over fake receipts, vows crackdown

The Niger State Liquor Licensing Board has raised the alarm implicit the circulation of forged outgo receipts, accusing saboteurs of attempting to undermine its operations and harm its reputation.

The Executive Director of Operations and Enforcement, Mohammed Hamisu Kogunan, disclosed this portion briefing journalists successful Minna, saying immoderate individuals were issuing fake receipts to liquor vendors and spreading mendacious claims that the committee was diverting authorities revenue.

“It has travel to our announcement that a fewer disgruntled elements are progressive successful nefarious activities aimed astatine damaging the bully representation of the board. These allegations are false, baseless, and should beryllium disregarded by the public,” helium said.

Kogunan besides dismissed reports connected societal media alleging that the committee had failed to remit gross to the authorities government, describing the claims arsenic the handiwork of mischief-makers unhappy with the board’s caller accountability measures.

According to him, the committee has introduced reforms to destruct gross leakages, including directing each liquor vendors to marque payments lone into designated authorities accounts.

“It is nary lon...