<p><strong> SAULAWA JCA (Read the lead : ): </strong> The appellant was arraigned on a single count charge of giving false information to a police officer before the Elimgbu Chief Magistrate’s court in theElimgbu magisterial district of Rivers State. The charge (EMC/218C/2001) against the appellant was to the following effect: </p><p>“That you, Gigi A. Sam (M) on 16 June 2001, at Amadi-Ama Police post in Elimgbu magisterial district did give false information to supol Ibrahim Yusuf (ASP), a police officer and a person employed in the public service; information which you know or believe to be false by stating that one Tamunotoku Koro (M) had some stolen goods in his house at Ozuboko, with the intention of causing the said Supol Ibrahim Yusuf to use his lawful powers as a police officer and a person employed in the public service, to the injury and annoyance of Tamunotoku Koro by searching his house and arresting him and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 125A(a) of the Criminal Code, La…</p>