Cybercrime offences know no limits to physical geographic boundaries and have continued to create... more Cybercrime offences know no limits to physical geographic boundaries and have continued to create unprecedented issues regarding to the feasibility and legitimacy of applying traditional legislations based on geographic boundaries. These offences also come with procedural issues of enforcement of the existing legislations and continue to subject nations with problems unprecedented to its sovereignty and jurisdictions. 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 well-established system to effectively answer questions raised by shortcomings on the implementation of cybercrime legislations, and critically reviews various laws in Nigeria relating or closely related to cybercrime. This research will provide insight into current global cybercrime legislations and the shortfalls to their procedural enforcement; and further bares the cybercrime issues in Nigeria while analysing and proffering a critique to the provisions as provided in the recently enacted Nigerian Cybercrime (Prohibition and Prevention) Act 2015, in contradistinction to the existing legal framework in the United Kingdom and the other regional enactments like the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection 2014, and the ECOWAS Directive on Cybercrime 2011. Chapter One: GENERAL INTRODUCTION Cybercrime has become one of the great legal frontiers. Between 2000 and 2012, the internet expanded at an average rate of 566.4% on a global level, while an estimated 2.4 billion people are "on the Net." 1 Six trillion web pages are accessible, 2.2 billion Google searches per month and 12% of all global trade happens online, with about $240 million lost from global cyber-crime. 2 The rapid growth of computer technology carries with it the evolution of various crimes on the internet. In recent years, there has been considerable focus within the criminal justice system on computer-related crime, as cybercrime has garnered increased attention because computers have become so central to several areas of social activity connected to everyday life. 3 Internet users innovate freely on various platforms, reaching out to more people, aiding ubiquity of internet features and with attendant high utility and pecuniary returns. 4 Although the internet has been a double-edged sword providing opportunities for individuals and organisations, it brings with it an increased information security risk. 5 Cybercrime has in recent time become a crucial threat to many countries which has necessitated many governments from around the world to enact sturdy legislation and also put in place coherent procedural measures to tackle cyber-criminals; which involve putting effective task forces,
Cybercrime offences know no limits to physical geographic boundaries and have continued to create... more Cybercrime offences know no limits to physical geographic boundaries and have continued to create unprecedented issues regarding to the feasibility and legitimacy of applying traditional legislations based on geographic boundaries. These offences also come with procedural issues of enforcement of the existing legislations and continue to subject nations with problems unprecedented to its sovereignty and jurisdictions. 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 well-established system to effectively answer questions raised by shortcomings on the implementation of cybercrime legislations, and critically reviews various laws in Nigeria relating or closely related to cybercrime. This research will provide insight into current global cybercrime legislations and the shortfalls to their procedural enforcement; and further bares the cybercrime issues in Nigeria while analysing and proffering a critique to the provisions as provided in the recently enacted Nigerian Cybercrime (Prohibition and Prevention) Act 2015, in contradistinction to the existing legal framework in the United Kingdom and the other regional enactments like the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime, African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection 2014, and the ECOWAS Directive on Cybercrime 2011. Chapter One: GENERAL INTRODUCTION Cybercrime has become one of the great legal frontiers. Between 2000 and 2012, the internet expanded at an average rate of 566.4% on a global level, while an estimated 2.4 billion people are "on the Net." 1 Six trillion web pages are accessible, 2.2 billion Google searches per month and 12% of all global trade happens online, with about $240 million lost from global cyber-crime. 2 The rapid growth of computer technology carries with it the evolution of various crimes on the internet. In recent years, there has been considerable focus within the criminal justice system on computer-related crime, as cybercrime has garnered increased attention because computers have become so central to several areas of social activity connected to everyday life. 3 Internet users innovate freely on various platforms, reaching out to more people, aiding ubiquity of internet features and with attendant high utility and pecuniary returns. 4 Although the internet has been a double-edged sword providing opportunities for individuals and organisations, it brings with it an increased information security risk. 5 Cybercrime has in recent time become a crucial threat to many countries which has necessitated many governments from around the world to enact sturdy legislation and also put in place coherent procedural measures to tackle cyber-criminals; which involve putting effective task forces,
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