Food critic Opeyemi Famakin has disclosed that the Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) charged him ₦80 million in taxes.
Opeyemi Famakin discussed his career and financial journey as a food critic in an interview with the “With Chude” program.
He claims that two days after he went popular for saying that he makes ₦9 million on a difficult week, LIRS emailed him.
He claims that the authorities were interested in him because he disclosed his financial situation online.
He said:
“LIRS sent me an email o, they billed me 80 million naira, I paid it o, I pay my tax now.
However, I would never talk about my finances again. It was like play, two days after I mentioned my finances they sent me an email.
“Even though I told them ‘allegedly,’ they said no. A whole 80 million naira but let’s not discuss it. I am now a proud taxpayer. Literally, today I texted my accountant to pay this month’s tax. So LIRS, I pay tax now o.”
