False Complaints Could Mean Six Months in Jail or a ₦500,000 Fine, PCC Warns

Jigawa State Public Complaints Commission (PCC) Commissioner Alhaji Usman Shehu warned that anyone convicted of deliberately submitting false complaints could face six months in prison or a ₦500,000 fine. Speaking during the commission’s 51st anniversary in Nigeria, he said complaints must be supported by facts and explained that the PCC investigates disputes involving government agencies, businesses and individuals. Shehu urged Jigawa residents to use the commission’s services, saying it is impartial and that staff who accept bribes will face disciplinary action. He also said the PCC had received about 1.5 million complaints nationwide and investigated and resolved around 740,000.