The State Board of Internal Revenue Service, who is also the Special Assistant to the Governor on Revenue Matters, Mr Ropo Ogunjobi, has been relieved of his appointment on the orders of Governor Ayodele Fayose over alleged fraud. It was learnt that a large scale financial fraud was uncovered at the agency.
Investigations revealed that the perpetrators of the alleged fraud include some staff of the board who collaborated with outsiders to commit the crime.
Though the specific amount involved in the scam was not immediately known, insider sources said it could run into millions of naira.
It was learnt that while the revenue boss was sacked for negligence, two other persons were apprehended by agents of the state government and immediately handed over to the police.