Posted By: Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation on: January 29, 2016

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abumere Joseph Osagie, a Deputy Director, Regional Tax Office of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), for allegedly attempting to extort N5 million from the Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, Senator Ahmed Datti.

He was arrested with one Jamila Ojora for abuse of office and bribery.

A statement issued by the Head, Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the FIRS deputy director was arrested following a complaint about his attempt to extort a university chancellor’s N5million.

The statement said: “Osagie and one Jamila Ojora had on January 27, 2016 allegedly approached Senator Ahmed Datti, the Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja and gave 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 for N5 million gratification. All pleas by him fell on deaf ears.

“Consequently, he petitioned the EFCC, and was advised to play along. Consequently, marked N5million was delivered to the director through Ojora in a sting operation. Ojora was arrested after she collected the N5 million. Her confession led to the arrest of Osagie.

“The houses of the suspects were searched by operatives of the EFCC and documents recovered. Investigations continue.”
http://thenationonlineng.net/efcc-arrests-firs-director-for-tax-fraud/

EFCC is working...

A National Confrence has to be held on anticorruption, honestly! We need to now arrive @ what 2 do 2 FRSC, Police or any security agent that collects gratification on the road, or anywhere! & decide punitive measures for financial crimes (like an eternal mark on 1's body to tell the world that you are a petty thief!!!

Good

Kikikiki...stealing is now kworuption

Seun's girlfriend must be an efcc detective cos anything efcc hits front page these days.
pun intended.

The rot in the system is just unbelievable. Chai!!!

But where is lalasticlala sef

It's getting serious,it gonna reach ya doorstep

Im laughing but it ain't funny. All debts will be paid.

Thief!


Jonathan oh!

Just imagine

arrest them all

When the bushmeat go catch the hunter

ok

They, these days, seem to be making waves with higher amplitude than that of BIA,CIA,FBI combined.

They even arrested one of their members sef.

Still waiting for the headline: "EFCC arrested its creator"




On a second thought, what happened to ICPC?
Has EFCC harvested/arrested all its members?

festival of arrest

is it only me that is proud of efcc this year..at least by the end of this year we shall have a whole lot of money looter in jail..

Is this what They do with our tax ?


Pissed off


The next FIRS guy that crosses my Office will not find it rossy.

Egunje wan kill them. This are the people that are set to tarnish the image of this present government. They should be thoroughly dealt with. I.di.ots

This man own don be!

He can NEVER get out of this without serving jail term for the fact that he was paid with marked money.

Kudos to the man who reported him. Kudos to EFCC for the successful sting operation.

Soon the Zombies would someone turn this news into an Ipob bashing thread!

Nice one there from Efcc. The only sad part is that bulk of the recovered funds will still develop wings in their very watch.

We are all eye witness bring back our money

Thief

Efcc is now working!! Buhari is dealing with them!!! Good one

Good gooder Goodest

hunter is now being Hunted.

Thou shall not steal