A deputy director at a regional FIRS tax office, Abumere Joseph Osagie, has been arrested by the EFCC in a case of abuse of office and bribery.

"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," a statement by EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren said.

However when he requested for the assessment certificate, they refused to oblige him. Instead they allegedly demanded for N5million 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 N5m. Te confession led to the arrest of Osagie."

The houses of the suspects were searched by operatives of the EFCC , and documents recovered. Investigations into the matter continues, the statement added.