Most efforts to understand cybercrime have focused on the causes of cybercrime and the nature of cybercrime in the country. Thus, this lacuna is what this paper intends to fill. In africa, nigeria is the largest target and source of malicious internet activities, the consequences of which are unfortunately spilling into the other countries in the west 9 cybercrime is defined as a broad range of illegal activities committed by means of, or in relation to, a computer system or network, including such. International journal of cybersecurity intelligence and cybercrime, 2 1, 5663. Consequently, cybercrime, known as yahoo yahoo or yahoo plus, is a source of major concern to the country. Internet especially is an aspect of information technology that enables us to communicate with one another globally irrespective of the country and the continent within a twinkle of an eye. Founded in 2004, technology times has a rich tradition as the trusted provider of news, information and business platforms in the nigerian technology sector for millions across nigeria, africa and beyond. The nature, causes and consequences of cyber crime in. A sociotechnological analysis of cybercrime and cyber. The study identified some of the causes of cyber crimes to include urbanization. Passed in may 2015, it gives effect to the 2011 ecowas directive on.
Mohammed, usmanu danfodiyo university, nigeria yusuf d. The internet creates unlimited opportunities for commercial, social and educational activities. These scams were a form of credit card fraud whereby the perpetrator would offer a monetary incentive, usually in the form of an international money transfer, in exchange for several downpayments from the victim. Cybercrime, a concept which to date has defied a globally accepted definition, appears to be the latest scourge plaguing man and same has occupied the cynosure. Cybercrimes in nigeria faculty of engineering fuoye federal. In 2003, nigeria s economic and financial crimes commission efcc arrested maurice ibekwe, a member of nigeria s house of representatives for his alleged engagement in cybercrimerelated activities kshetri, 20. Generally, african countries are unable to deal adequately with cybercrime as their law enforcement agencies are inadequately equipped in terms of personnel, intelligence and infrastructure. Embassy nigeria as part of a greater global effort to combat the increasing influence of cybercriminals.
Adeta department of sociology ahmadu bello university zaria, nigeria. The cybercrime act in nigeria should be amended to avoid ambiguity. Cybercriminals also benefit from interjurisdictional and intrajurisdictional arbitrage. Cyber crime in nigeria, causes, effects, and solutions. Georgemaria tyendezwa, head, computer crime prosecution unit, federal ministry of justice. To identify informal, sociological and technological causes. Objectives the objectives of this act are to a provide an effective and unified legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of cybercrimes in nigeria. The hope for democracy in the age of network technology, 2001. A sevenyear jail term awaits offenders of computerrelated fraud and other cyber crimes following a new law passed by the senate of the federal republic of nigeria. The guardian nigeria newspaper brings you the latest headlines, opinions, political news, business reports and international news. The word cybercrime is on the lips of almost everyone involved in the use of the computer and internet, be it individual, corporate, organization, national, multinational or. The study identified some of the causes of cyber crimes to include urbanization, unemployment and weak implementation of cyber crime laws.
Request pdf cybercrime in nigeria in this paper we investigated cybercrime and examined the relevant laws available to combat this crime in nigeria. A summary of the legislation on cybercrime in nigeria. Cyber forensic and data collection challenges in nigeria. Nigeria is not a signatory member, but represented in the 247 network by the efcc.
The effects of cybercrimes on organizations, the society and the country in general include. Cybercrime is on the rise around the world and nigeria has already had its fair share of incidents, especially targeting the financial sector. According to media reports in nigeria, a bill is presently being prepared to deal specifically with the menace of cybercrime. This is a highlevel overview of what the cybercrime act 2015 provides, and things we should be aware of. Central bank of nigeria issues guidelines to combat rising. Bridging the gap in legislation, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime in nigeria kabiru h.
Some nigerian youths have reacted to the increase in unemployment rate in a negative way by. Perception of cybercrime among nigerian youths project material. Duttade meyerjainrichter, the information society in an enlarged europe, 2006. K, 20 the nature, causes and consequences of cyber crime in tertiary institutions in zariakaduna state, nigeria american international journal of contemporary. Abill for anacttoprovidefortheprohibition,prevention,detection,response,investigationandprosecutionof cybercrimes. In may 2015, the cybercrime bill was signed into law in nigeria by erstwhile president goodluck jonathan. Home tag cybercrime act 2015 nigeria pdf criminals get 7year jail term as nigeria passes cyber crime law. Cyber crime has come as a surprise and a strange phenomenon that for now lives with us in nigeria. Abstract in nigeria today, numerous internet assisted crimes are committed daily in various forms such as identity theft. The nigeria cybercrimes prohibition, prevention, etc act.
The nature, causes and consequences of cyber crime in tertiary institutions in zariakaduna state, nigeria folashade b. New nigerian law means seven years for cybercrime zdnet. Nigerias rising cybercrime profile may not come as a surprise, considering the high level of poverty and high unemployment rate in the country. The cybercrimes act 2015 is the first legislation in nigeria that deals specifically with cyber security. What is surprising, however, is the fact that nigerians are wallowing in poverty despite the huge human and material resources available in the country. Cybercrime and poverty in nigeria adesina canadian. Information technology is vast growing aspect of civilisation. Enacted by the national assembly of the federal republic of nigeria as follows part i object and application 1. Technology times continues to lead the charge in showcasing the growing contributions of the dynamic and innovative technology sector in nigeria to the global information and communication. Cybercrime in ghana can be traced back to the 419 schemes in nigeria, also known as advancefee scams prior to the internet. Pdf cybercrime and poverty in nigeria researchgate.
The nigerian cybercrime act 2015 gives the president the power to designate certain computer systems, networks and information infrastructure vital to the national security of nigeria or the economic and social wellbeing of its citizens, as constituting critical national information. Introduction cybercrime is a global phenomenon and not belonging distinctively to nigeria. But as we can see with cybercrime the net introduces its own peculiar risks. Challenges to enforcement of cybercrimes laws and policy. Organized crime in nigeria includes a number of fraudsters, drug traffickers and racketeers of various sorts originating from nigeria. Introduction, how internet came into nigeria, how cybercrime started in nigeria, the rate of cybercrime in nigeria. The unending cyber battles supremacy disagreements among law enforcement, intelligence and security agencies. In nigeria to day, several internet assisted crimes known as cybercrimes are committed daily in various forms such as fraudulent electronic mails.
Please, sit back and study the below research material carefully. The implications of this to individuals and corporations is that cybercrime is now properly defined and legal consequences are attached to any defiance of this law. Furthermore, nigeria lacks sophisticated hardware to track down the virtual forensic criminals. However, one of the fall outs of this unlimited access is the issue of cybercrime. Ekponimo adds that cybercrime is on the increase in nigeria due to growing mobile. Anatomy of cybercrime in nigeria papers in the ssrn. Perception of cybercrime among nigerian youths project. Comer, internetworking with tcpip principles, protocols and architecture, 2006. This was at the 2nd annual conference on combatting financial fraud, cybercrime, and crossborder crimes organized by the federal ministry of justice and the national information technology development agency nitda.
Cybercrime and poverty in nigeria semantic scholar. Cyber crime has become a global threat from europe to america, africa to asia. The view that 419 makes nigeria a global cybercrime. Lack of integration between the public and private sector in fighting against cybercrime. Cybercrime involves using computers and internet by individuals to commit crime. Senate passes broad bill which criminalises child pornography, cyberstalking, identity theft, and hacking government computers.
The study identified some of the causes of cybercrimes to include urbanization. Fighting cybercrime in nigeria computer and internet. European initiative, open to all countries, currently 40 countries, including usa, canada, south africa and japan. Uniprojects aim of providing perception of cybercrime among nigerian youths project research material is to reduce the stress of moving from one school library to another all in the name of searching for perception of. The general it problem is that most developing countries like nigeria do not have strategies to ensure. The youth are usually described as leaders of tomorrow. The purpose of this paper is to describe cyber crime and techniques adopted for combating it in nigeria. Nigerian criminal gangs rose to prominence in the 1980s, owing much to the globalization of the worlds economies and the high level of lawlessness already in the country. Pdf cyber crime in nigeria chidozie ekeji academia.
In 2003, nigerias economic and financial crimes commission efcc arrested maurice ibekwe, a member of nigerias house of representatives for his alleged engagement in cybercrimerelated activities kshetri, 20. Nigerias cybercrime has been rated the third worst in the world primarily for 419 fraud occurrences but the term encompasses a wide range of crimes, some more common in western nations. However, nigeria is confronted with challenges such as. President recommending nigerias accession to the cybercrime treaty.
The impact of cybercrime on the nigerian economy ndic. Nigerian cooperation in combatting cybercrime and financial fraud. Cybercrimes prohibition, prevention, etc act, 2015 explanatory memorandum the act provides an effective, unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the prohibition, prevention, detection, prosecution and punishment of cybercrimes in nigeria. With each passing day, we witness more and more alarming cases of cyber crimes in nigeria, with each new case more shocking than the one before. Cyber terrorism, identity theft and spam are identified as types of cybercrimes. Yet it is equally important to understand the effect of this crime on nigerias external image. This research is a critical study on the legal aspects of cybercrime in nigeria, which examines how laws and regulations are made and applied in a wellestablished system to effectively answer questions raised by shortcomings on the implementation of cybercrime legislations. Cybercrime commonly known as yahoo in nigeria, and some parts of africa, is one of the most formidable financial and security problems confronting nigeria and the world today. Arpn journal of science and technologycybercrime in. According to oscar ekponimo, a cybersecurity expert based in nigeria, the most common form of cybercrime in nigeria is social engineering for money fraud, where people are tricked into revealing personal information and breaking normal security procedures. To underscore the high rate of cybercrime in nigeria, nigeria is the third jurisdiction after china and united states of america, where the world records the highest number of cybercrimes. Consulate in nigeria increased its call for a cybersecurity awareness campaign in nigeria during the 14th annual national cyber security awareness month ncsam, organized in lagos by the public affairs department of the u. Perception of cybercrime among nigerian youths usman alhaji abdurrahman aminu usman jibril department of computer science, northwest university kano, nigeria 58.
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