The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday arraigned a Deputy Director, Regional Tax Office of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Abumere Joseph Osagie and a mother of four, Jamila Ojora before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, Abuja on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and receipt of gratification.
The accused persons were said to have approached the Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, Senator Datti with a tax assessment of N20,029,496.00 on January 27, 2016, through a letter of intent.
Having paid the tax, Senator Datti reportedly requested for the assessment certificate, but the accused persons allegedly demanded for a N5m.
The anti graft agency said that marked N5million was delivered to Osagie through Ojora, in a sting operation, which led to the arrest of the defendants.
The offense according to the EFCC contravenes Section 17(1)(a) and punishable under 17 (1) (c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
The charge sheet partly reads;
“That you Abumere Joseph Osagie and Jamila Ojora on or about January 27, 2016 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, corruptly accepted the sum of N5,000,000.00 (five million naira) from one Senator Ahmed Datti as a gift for having done a tax assessment for Baze University."
The accused persons denied the charges against them and were granted bail in the sum of one million naira each by Justice Olasunmbo Goodluck.
The judge however ordered the accused to be remanded in prison or EFCC custody until they are able to meet their bail conditions.
She adjourned the case to April 27 for hearing.
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