29.	
  

(b)	
  a	
  computer	
  password,	
  access	
  code	
  or	
  similar	
  data	
  by	
  which	
  the	
  whole	
  or	
  any	
  part	
  
of	
   a	
   computer	
   system	
   or	
   network	
   is	
   capable	
   of	
   being	
   accessed	
   for	
   the	
   purpose	
   of	
  
committing	
  an	
  offence	
  under	
  this	
  Act;	
  or	
  
	
  
(c)	
   any	
   device,	
   including	
   a	
   computer	
   program	
   designed	
   to	
   overcome	
   security	
  
measures	
   in	
   any	
   computer	
   system	
   or	
   network	
   with	
   the	
   intent	
   that	
   the	
   devices	
   be	
  
utilized	
  for	
  the	
  purpose	
  of	
  violating	
  any	
  provision	
  of	
  this	
  Act:	
  
	
  
commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  
not	
  more	
  than	
  3	
  years	
  or	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  N7,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both.	
  
	
  
(2)	
   Any	
   person	
   who	
   with	
   intent	
   to	
   commit	
   an	
   offence	
   under	
   this	
   Act,	
   has	
   in	
   his	
  
possession	
   any	
   device	
   or	
   program	
   referred	
   to	
   in	
   subsection	
   (1)	
   of	
   this	
   section,	
  
commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  
not	
  more	
  than	
  2	
  years	
  or	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  N5,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  
fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
	
  (3)	
   Any	
   person	
   who,	
   knowingly	
   and	
   without	
   authority,	
   discloses	
   any	
   password,	
  
access	
  code	
  or	
  any	
  other	
  means	
  of	
  gaining	
  access	
  to	
  any	
  program	
  or	
  data	
  held	
  in	
  any	
  
computer	
  or	
  network	
  for	
  any	
  unlawful	
  purpose	
  or	
  gain,	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  
be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  2	
  years	
  or	
  to	
  a	
  
fine	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  N5,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
	
  (4)	
  Where	
  the	
  offence	
  under	
  subsection	
  (1)	
  of	
  this	
  section	
  results	
  in	
  	
  loss	
  or	
  damage,	
  
the	
  offender	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  5	
  years	
  or	
  to	
  
a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  N10,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  	
  
	
  
(5)	
   Any	
   person	
   who	
   with	
   intent	
   to	
   commit	
   any	
   offence	
   under	
   this	
   Act	
   uses	
   any	
  
automated	
  means	
  or	
  device	
  or	
  any	
  computer	
  program	
  or	
  software	
  to	
  retrieve,	
  collect	
  
and	
   store	
   password,	
   access	
   code	
   or	
   any	
   means	
   of	
   gaining	
   access	
   to	
   any	
   program,	
  
data	
   or	
   database	
   held	
   in	
   any	
   computer,	
   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	
  than	
  N10,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
(6)	
   Any	
   persons	
   who	
   without	
   lawful	
   authority	
   and	
   or	
   appropriate	
   license	
   where	
  
required,	
   with	
   fraudulent	
   intent,	
   imports,	
   transports	
   or	
   installs	
   within	
   the	
   Federation	
  
of	
   Nigeria	
   any	
   tool,	
   implement,	
   item	
   used	
   or	
   designed	
   to	
   be	
   used	
   in	
   making,	
   forging,	
  
altering,	
   or	
   counterfeiting	
   any	
   electronic	
   device,	
   commits	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   shall	
   be	
  
liable	
   on	
   conviction	
   to	
   imprisonment	
   for	
   a	
   term	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
   7	
   Years	
   or	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
  
not	
  more	
  than	
  N5,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Any	
  person	
  or	
  organization	
  who	
  being	
  a	
  computer	
  based	
  service	
  provider	
  and	
  or	
  
vendor	
  does	
  any	
  act	
  with	
  intent	
  to	
  defraud	
  and	
  by	
  virtue	
  of	
  his	
  position	
  as	
  a	
  service	
  
provider,	
  forges,	
  illegally	
  used	
  security	
  codes	
  of	
  the	
  consumer	
  with	
  the	
  intent	
  to	
  gain	
  
any	
   financial	
   and	
   or	
   material	
   advantage	
   or	
   with	
   intent	
   to	
   provide	
   less	
   value	
   for	
  
money	
  in	
  his	
  or	
  its	
  services	
  to	
  the	
  consumer	
  shall	
  if	
  corporate	
  organization	
  be	
  guilty	
  
of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   is	
   liable	
   to	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   N5,000,000.00and	
   forfeiture	
   of	
   further	
  

	
  

Breach	
  of	
  
Confidence	
  by	
  
Service	
  
Providers.	
  

	
  

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