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Dhanush Infotech and Indian Company Illegally operating in Nigeria Laundering Money for IBM Nigeria?

December 14, 2015

Dhanush Infotech and Indian Company Illegally operating in Nigeria Laundering Money for IBM Nigeria?

Dhanush Infotech is an indian company with offices in India, Kenya,UK and Australia.  It is quite surprising that even with a multinational status they are doing business illegally in Nigeria  with IBM Nigeria and Airtel Nigeria. They have Nigerian staffs working for them in Nigeria at  Airtel Nigeria HQ Banana Island but it is quite unfortunate that the staffs do not know that the tax deducted from their monthly wage is not remitted to the Nigerian Government.  Even the ones that have a wind of the tax issue can not say anything because of the fear of losing their job. It has become a common practice that this illegal indian company owes workers salary ranging from 2-4 months. If the staff asks questions on why he is not being paid, The company shows the staff the exit door and still not paying (Serious violation of Human Right) even after securing lucrative contracts of about $1,550,000 (One million, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars) from IBM Nigeria between 2012 to 2015. Recently one of the affected staffs summoned unusual courage to drag this company to court over unpaid allowances and insultive comments from the indian manager.
Scared over this development, the Company's representation and the joined Indian Manager in the lawsuit failed to show up in court on the 16th of November 2015 even after receiving the court process and a reminder. A second notice was served on the company and the   indian manager by the court in which made the indian manager flee Nigeria and has been scared to come back fearing arrest after a summon.

The Head of HR of the Indian company in a swift response through a mail claimed that the contracts and tax payments of nigerian staffs working in Nigeria are governed by Kenyan laws so they pay the tax of the nigerians working in nigeria to the kenyan government.

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In another mail from the Head of HR to further buttress his points claimed that Dhanush Infotech is a kenyan company and is not generating any revenue from nigeria not knowing that evidence of the business transaction between IBM Nigeria and this company has already been submitted in court.

If the company claims, they are not generating any revenue from Nigeria, Does it mean Dhanush is receiving free money in excess of $1.5Million dollars and moving the money for someone in IBM Nigeria under false pretence as Contract? Does it mean the Nigerian staffs working at Airtel Nigeria for Dhanush /IBM is just a smoke screen?  The amazing thing is Dhanush is not duly registered in Nigeria and IBM Nigeria a well respected organization is transacting business with such huge amount exchanging hands.

FIRS and LIRS should ask why tax is deducted and not remitted.
EFCC should ask how they move such amount of money from Nigeria to India if there is no business done. Unfortunately a Nigerian is aiding and abetting this fraud because a fictitious name is used in this Transaction.

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