ALLOW THE DEAD TO REST IN PEACE, SHEHU SANI SPEAKS ON ENUGU MORTUARY TAX

ALLOW THE DEAD TO REST IN PEACE, SHEHU SANI SPEAKS ENUGU MORTUARY TAX

Former Senator, Shehu Sani has voiced his disapproval of the Enugu State government’s decision to impose a mortuary tax on corpses, humorously suggesting that this policy means “people can no longer rest in peace.”

Sani made this remark in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter) using his handle @ShehuSani on Sunday, while reacting to the recent announcement by the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS).

According to the state’s revenue agency, a sum of N40 is to be charged as mortuary tax for every day a corpse remains unburied beyond 24 hours.

Sani’s post read, “Taxing dead bodies in Enugu finally means people can no longer rest in peace.”