FALSE INFORMATION: POLICE ARRAIGN WHISTLE BLOWER

The "Whistle Blowing" policy of the Nigerian Government is gradually being abused by certain persons through provision of false information and this has been the fears envisaged as some would under the policy, use it against perceived enemies or, deliberately, try smear the integrity and personality of people.



In trying sanitize the entire process, government had warned that it would not hesitate to prosecute persons who provide false information.

In meeting with the order, the Nigerian Police Force has arraigned one person for allegedly providing false information to the police in connection with the raid on the house of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.

One Mr Ahmed Echoda, alleged to have provided false information to the Police that led to the raid of the house of the Deputy Senate President and searched, was arraigned on Tuesday.

The suspect, who was arraigned on "one count of giving false information to the police, pleaded not guilty to the charge".

Magistrate Umar Kagarko subsequently ordered that the alleged fake whistle-blower should be remanded in Keffi Prison, pending the ruling of his bail application on June 5.

It would be recalled that the official Guest House of the Deputy Senate President in Maitama, Abuja, had been raided on Friday.

In a similar case, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had also arraigned two whistle-blowers for giving false information to the agency.

The duo of Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi are being prosecuted before the Federal High Court in Maiduguri, for allegedly misleading the Agency with information about illegally acquired monies purportedly buried at the residence of one Ba’a Lawan.

(Channels TV)
Source News Express