False complaints attract six months’ jail or N500,000 fine – PCC

‎The Public Complaints Commission, PCC, besides known arsenic the Ombudsman, has warned members of the nationalist against making frivolous and malicious complaints against immoderate individual, authorities oregon companies.

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The Jigawa State Commissioner of the commission, Alhaji Usman Shehu, disclosed this portion addressing journalists during the solemnisation of the commission’s 51st day successful Nigeria.

‎‎He said anyone recovered blameworthy of deliberately presenting mendacious allegations could look six months’ imprisonment oregon a good of ₦500,000.

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‎"Whatever benignant of ailment you are going to taxable marque definite it's genuine different you whitethorn extremity up successful prison," helium warned.

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‎He cautioned members of the nationalist against utilizing the committee to tarnish the estimation of others done baseless allegations, stressing that complaints indispensable beryllium supported by facts.

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‎Alhaji Usman explained that the committee was established to person and analyse complaints against authorities ministries, departments and agencies, backstage companies and individuals, arsenic good arsenic resoluteness disputes involving antithetic members of the public.

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‎"Our mandate is to analyse immoderate ailment against government, ministries, departments and agencies , businesses and among individuals.

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‎"Our responsibilities covered disputes betwixt landlords and tenants, banks and their customers, transport workers and passengers, roadworthy users and postulation officials, arsenic good arsenic complaints against information agencie...