The Senate has passed a law criminalising electronic and cyber
related crimes in the country. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Adegbenga
Kaka, is seeking to ensure cyber security and prevent online fraud.
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu at Thursday’s session said,
“The senate has, by this development, criminalized all....
intended actions made through the computers and other electronic apparatus to commit fraud and to forcefully hack or destroy data.”
intended actions made through the computers and other electronic apparatus to commit fraud and to forcefully hack or destroy data.”
Presenting the Report of the
Committee on the Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Cyber Crime
Bill 2014, Umaru Dahiru (PDP-Sokoto) said the joint committee had
consulted widely before arriving at the report.
Dahiru said the bill was read
for the first time on Nov. 16, 2011, adding that the Senate considered
its general principles and application on Feb. 28, 2013 after extensive
deliberations.
According to him, the bill
seeks to provide a legal framework for the implementation and evaluation
of response and preventive measures in the fight against cybercrime in
line with international best practices.
Dahiru also said it provided
for a legal framework for the prohibition and punishment of electronic
fraud and cybercrime while promoting e-government services and
transactions between public and private bodies.
He further said that it
criminalised certain acts and omissions in line with the regional and
international best practices, adding that the document provided
procedural guideline for the investigation of such offences.
Dahiru said the legislation defined the liability of service providers to ensure that the national interest was not compromised.
The new law seeks to secure computer materials against unauthorised
access or modification. It is also aimed at preventing unauthorised
access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further
offences. The legislation now stands against unauthorised access to
computer or misuse of electronic devices.
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