SAN FRANCISCO, January 29, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abumere Joseph Osagie, a deputy director, regional tax office, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in a case of alleged abuse of office and bribery.
The suspect was detained following a complaint about his attempt to extort N5 million from a university proprietor.
Osagie and one Jamila Ojora had on January 27, 2016, allegedly approached Ahmed Datti, the Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, and given him a tax assessment of N20, 029, 496.00 through a letter of intent, which he paid.
However when he requested for the assessment certificate, they refused to oblige him.
Instead, they allegedly demanded N5 million gratification.
Consequently, he petitioned the EFCC, and was advised to play along, to which marked N5 million was delivered to the director through Ojora in a sting operation.
Ojora was arrested after she collected the N5 million, the confession led to the arrest of Osagie.
THEWILL gathered that operatives searched the homes of the suspects and took away computers and documents.
