The Unbiased Petroleum Entrepreneurs Affiliation of Nigeria (IPMAN) has threatened to close down operations in Anambra state on June 12, over what they described as a number of taxation within the state.

The affiliation issued the risk throughout an emergency assembly in Awka on Wednesday.

Chinedu Anyaso, the Chairman of IPMAN in Enugu Depot Neighborhood answerable for Anambra, Ebonyi, and Enugu States, made the disclosure shortly after the assembly.

Based on him, the gathering was to specific their dissatisfaction with the harassment, molestation, intimidation, and extortion of members by means of a number of levies by officers of the Anambra State Inner Income Service (AIRS).

He warned that if the Anambra state authorities fails to deal with the problems inside 21 days, the affiliation would haven’t any possibility however to close down all petrol stations throughout the state.

“We’re all gathered right here immediately to deliberate and specific the pains we’re at present going by means of by the hands of Anambra state income collectors. The angle of those tax collectors has overwhelmed our creativeness.

“Now we have misplaced some huge cash to those uncontrolled taxes in Anambra State. How a lot are we making per truck? Petroleum entrepreneurs are dying in Anambra State.

“In 2024, we paid N120,000 to the state authorities as our month-to-month levy, however to our best shock, we began paying above the stipulated quantity of N120,000 from January 2025. This improvement is making it troublesome for us to function easily within the state.

“This case will not be going properly with us. We’re going by means of arduous occasions due to these challenges.

“I’ll ship an official letter to the State Authorities on this regard. We’re law-abiding residents; the AIRS officers ought to cease molesting us. We wish the State Authorities to provide us a set quantity for the levy.

“IPMAN might determine to close down operations in Anambra State with out additional discover if the exploitation and intimidation don’t cease throughout the 21-day interval,” he stated.

Anyaso referred to as on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to urgently intervene and cease what he described because the prison exploitation of entrepreneurs by AIRS officers.

Chief Greg Ezeilo, the State Chairman of AIRS, in response, assured the entrepreneurs that the state authorities will arrange a committee to deal with the problems.