The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has called for deeper collaboration with security agencies to strengthen tax enforcement and protect national revenue assets ahead of the commencement of the National Revenue Service (NRS) Act on January 1, 2026.
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement with multiple security agencies in Lagos on Tuesday, Head of the Special Enforcement Division of FIRS, CSP Kyes Bakfur, said effective enforcement depends heavily on inter-agency cooperation, intelligence sharing and coordinated field operations.
Bakfur noted that the Special Enforcement Division has, over the years, safeguarded FIRS facilities nationwide, conducted investigations into tax-related criminal offences, and executed operations contributing to revenue recovery.
“This year alone, our division has successfully executed enforcement operations that contributed to the broader revenue collection effort of FIRS,” he said.
He stressed that the briefing was organised to improve synergy with agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), FIU and FSU, especially as enforcement operations increasingly require shared intelligence and joint action.
“Our expectation is a much more symbiotic association or relationship,” Bakfur told reporters after the event. According to him, “The main aim of this parley was to be able to make sure that security agencies, like other different forms of agencies that handle tax evasion, that we can work together to be able to create a much more robust agenda for tax enforcement all over Nigeria.”
