The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) has recorded tremendous feats in the discovery and recoveries of five stolen vehicles from the year 2023 to date, out of which four have been successfully handed over to the rightful owners while the fifth which was recently recovered on 30th May, 2025 is currently being processed.
The five vehicles recovered over the past few years are two Toyota Corolla, one Toyota Sienna, one Mazda Premacy, and a Toyota Matrix, which were separately reported stolen from Plateau, Ondo, Ogun, and Oyo States within the years.
The thefts were discovered during the standard verification protocols established by KW-IRS using its Vehicle Management System (VMS) platform created for registration and renewal of vehicle documents, when users of the vehicles presented the particulars and the Motor Licencing Officers observed that the vehicles had been reported stolen.
KW-IRS in collaboration with the Kwara State Police Command established contacts with the authentic vehicle owners and ensured the safe return of their vehicles. Separate appreciation letters as an acknowledgment of exceptional performance by the Service were sent by the owners after joyously receiving their vehicles.
In a statement issued at the KW-IRS Corporate Head Office in Ilorin, the Executive Chairman, Shade Omoniyi, while assuring Kwarans and the general public of quality service delivery in revenue administration of the State, described the remarkable recoveries as one among many success stories of the Service and evidence of the commitment of its workforce to professionalism and due diligence in the execution of duties and responsibilities.
She also sought public cognizance of the KW-IRS VMS which she described as an institutionalized and integrated vehicle management platform that has earned the Service more credibility and recognition in vehicular issues since it was introduced.
Signed
Funmilola Oguntunbi
Head,Corporate Affairs Department, KW-IRS
26/06/2025