26.	
  

liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  2	
  years	
  or	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  
not	
  more	
  than	
  N5,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  	
  
	
  
(2)	
   In	
   awarding	
   any	
   penalty	
   against	
   an	
   offender	
   under	
   this	
   section,	
   a	
   court	
   shall	
   have	
  
regard	
  to	
  the	
  following	
  -­‐	
  	
  
	
  
(a)	
  a	
  refusal	
  by	
  the	
  offender	
  to	
  relinquish,	
  upon	
  formal	
  request	
  by	
  the	
  rightful	
  owner	
  
of	
   the	
   name,	
   business	
   name,	
   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;	
  or	
  	
  
	
  
(b)	
  an	
  attempt	
  by	
  the	
  offender	
  to	
  obtain	
  compensation	
  in	
  any	
  form	
  for	
  the	
  release	
  to	
  
the	
  rightful	
  owner	
  for	
  use	
  of	
  the	
  name,	
  business	
  name,	
  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	
  Government	
  of	
  Nigeria.	
  	
  
	
  
(3)	
   In	
   addition	
   to	
   the	
   penalty	
   specified	
   under	
   this	
   section,	
   the	
   court	
   may	
   make	
   an	
  
order	
   directing	
   the	
   offender	
   to	
   relinquish	
   such	
   registered	
   name,	
   mark,	
   trademark,	
  
domain	
  name,	
  or	
  other	
  word	
  or	
  phrase	
  to	
  the	
  rightful	
  owner.	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  with	
  intent	
  –	
  
	
  
(a)	
  distributes	
  or	
  otherwise	
  makes	
  available,	
  any	
  racist	
  or	
  xenophobic	
  material	
  to	
  the	
  
public	
  through	
  a	
  computer	
  system	
  or	
  network;	
  
	
  
(b)	
  threatens	
  through	
  a	
  computer	
  system	
  or	
  network	
  –	
  
	
  
(i)	
  persons	
  for	
  the	
  reason	
  that	
  they	
  belong	
  to	
  a	
  group	
  distinguished	
  by	
  race,	
  colour,	
  
descent,	
  national	
  or	
  ethnic	
  origin,	
  as	
  well	
  as,	
  religion,	
  if	
  used	
  as	
  a	
  pretext	
  for	
  any	
  of	
  
these	
  factors;	
  or	
  
	
  
(ii)	
  a	
  group	
  of	
  persons	
  which	
  is	
  distinguished	
  by	
  any	
  of	
  these	
  characteristics;	
  
	
  
(c)	
  insults	
  publicly	
  through	
  a	
  computer	
  system	
  or	
  network–	
  
	
  
(i)	
  persons	
  for	
  the	
  reason	
  that	
  they	
  belong	
  to	
  a	
  group	
  distinguished	
  by	
  race,	
  colour,	
  
descent	
   or	
   national	
   or	
   ethnic	
   origin,	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   religion,	
   if	
   used	
   as	
   a	
   pretext	
   for	
   any	
   of	
  
these	
  factors;	
  or	
  
	
  
(ii)	
  a	
  group	
  of	
  persons	
  which	
  is	
  distinguished	
  by	
  any	
  of	
  these	
  characteristics;	
  or	
  
	
  
	
  (d)	
  distributes	
  or	
  otherwise	
  makes	
  available,	
  through	
  a	
  computer	
  system	
  or	
  network,	
  
to	
   the	
   public,	
   material	
   which	
   denies	
   or	
   approves	
   or	
   justifies	
   acts	
   constituting	
  
genocide	
   or	
   crimes	
   against	
   humanity,	
   Commits	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   shall	
   be	
   liable	
   on	
  
conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  5	
  years	
  or	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  
more	
  thanN10,000,000.00	
  or	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  

	
  

Racist	
  and	
  
xenophobic	
  
offences.	
  

	
  

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