25.	
  

(b)	
  containing	
  any	
  threat	
  to	
  kidnap	
  any	
  person	
  or	
  any	
  threat	
  to	
  harm	
  the	
  person	
  of	
  
another,	
   any	
   demand	
   or	
   request	
   for	
   a	
   ransom	
   for	
   the	
   release	
   of	
   any	
   kidnapped	
  
person,	
   to	
   extort	
   from	
   any	
   person,	
   firm,	
   association	
   or	
   corporation,	
   any	
   money	
   or	
  
other	
  thing	
  of	
  value;	
  or	
  
	
  
(c)	
  containing	
  any	
  threat	
  to	
  harm	
  the	
  property	
  or	
  reputation	
  of	
  the	
  addressee	
  or	
  of	
  
another	
   or	
   the	
   reputation	
   of	
   a	
   deceased	
   person	
   or	
   any	
   threat	
   to	
   accuse	
   the	
  
addressee	
   or	
   any	
   other	
   person	
   of	
   a	
   crime,	
   to	
   extort	
   from	
   any	
   person,	
   firm,	
  
association,	
  or	
  corporation,	
  any	
  money	
  or	
  other	
  thing	
  of	
  value:	
  
	
  
commits	
  an	
  offence	
  under	
  this	
  Act	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction-­‐	
  
	
  
(i)	
  in	
  the	
  case	
  of	
  paragraphs	
  (a)	
  and	
  (b)	
  of	
  this	
  subsection	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  
of	
  10	
  years	
  and/or	
  a	
  minimum	
  fine	
  of	
  N25,000,000.00;	
  and	
  
	
  
(ii)	
  in	
  the	
  case	
  of	
  paragraph	
  (c)	
  and	
  (d)	
  of	
  this	
  subsection,	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  
of	
  5	
  years	
  and/or	
  a	
  minimum	
  fine	
  of	
  N15,000,000.00.	
  	
  
	
  
(3)	
   A	
   court	
   sentencing	
   or	
   otherwise	
   dealing	
   with	
   a	
   person	
   convicted	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
  
under	
  subsections	
  (1)	
  and	
  (2)	
  may	
  also	
  make	
  an	
  order,	
  which	
  may,	
  for	
  the	
  purpose	
  of	
  
protecting	
  the	
  victim	
  or	
  victims	
  of	
  the	
  offence,	
  or	
  any	
  other	
  person	
  mentioned	
  in	
  the	
  
order,	
  from	
  further	
  conduct	
  which-­‐	
  	
  
(a)	
  amounts	
  to	
  harassment;	
  or	
  	
  
	
  
(b)	
   will	
   cause	
   fear	
   of	
   violence,	
   death	
   or	
   bodily	
   harm;	
   prohibit	
   the	
   defendant	
   from	
  
doing	
  anything	
  described/specified	
  in	
  the	
  order.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  (4)	
  A	
  defendant	
  who	
  does	
  anything	
  which	
  he	
  is	
  prohibited	
  from	
  doing	
  by	
  an	
  order	
  
under	
  this	
  section,	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  
not	
   more	
   than	
   N10,000,000.00	
   or	
   imprisonment	
   for	
   a	
   term	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
   3	
   years	
  
or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
(5)	
   The	
   order	
   made	
   under	
   subsection	
   (3)	
   of	
   this	
   section	
   may	
   have	
   effect	
   for	
   a	
  
specified	
   period	
   or	
   until	
   further	
   order	
   and	
   the	
   defendant	
   or	
   any	
   other	
   person	
  
mentioned	
   in	
   the	
   order	
   may	
   apply	
   to	
   the	
   court	
   which	
   made	
   the	
   order	
   for	
   it	
   to	
   be	
  
varied	
  or	
  discharged	
  by	
  a	
  further	
  order.	
  	
  
	
  
(6)	
  Notwithstanding	
  the	
  powers	
  of	
  the	
  court	
  under	
  subsections	
  (3)	
  and	
  (5),	
  the	
  court	
  
may	
  make	
  an	
  interim	
  order	
  for	
  the	
  protection	
  of	
  victim(s)	
  from	
  further	
  exposure	
  to	
  
the	
  alleged	
  offences.	
  
	
  
	
  (1)	
   Any	
   person	
   who,	
   intentionally	
   takes	
   or	
   makes	
   use	
   of	
   a	
   name,	
   business	
   name,	
   Cybersquatting.	
  
trademark,	
  domain	
  name	
  or	
  other	
  word	
  or	
  phrase	
  registered,	
  owned	
  or	
  in	
  use	
  by	
  any	
   	
  
individual,	
   body	
   corporate	
   or	
   belonging	
   to	
   either	
   the	
   Federal,	
   State	
   or	
   Local	
  
Governments	
   in	
   Nigeria,	
   on	
   the	
   internet	
   or	
   any	
   other	
   computer	
   network,	
   without	
  
authority	
   or	
   right,	
   and	
   for	
   the	
   purpose	
   of	
   interfering	
   with	
   their	
   use	
   by	
   the	
   owner,	
  
registrant	
   or	
   legitimate	
   prior	
   user,	
   commits	
   an	
   offence	
   under	
   this	
   Act	
   and	
   shall	
   be	
  

	
  

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