The Penal Code of Criminal Procedure sets a punishment of N500,000 or six months in prison for filing false complaints
Members of the public are cautioned by the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), also called the Ombudsman, not to file baseless and malicious complaints against any person, government agency, or business. While addressing journalists during the celebration of the commission’s 51st anniversary in Nigeria, Alhaji Usman Shehu, the Jigawa State Commissioner of the commission, revealed this. … Read more