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32.	
  

equivalent	
  of	
  the	
  monetary	
  value	
  of	
  the	
  loss	
  sustained	
  by	
  the	
  consumer.	
  	
  
	
  
(2)	
   (a)	
   Where	
   an	
   offence	
   under	
   this	
   Act	
   which	
   has	
   been	
   committed	
   by	
   a	
   body	
  
corporate	
   is	
   	
   proved	
   to	
   have	
   been	
   committed	
   on	
   the	
   instigation	
   or	
   with	
   the	
  
connivance	
   of	
   or	
   attributable	
   to	
   any	
   neglect	
   on	
   the	
   part	
   of	
   a	
   director,	
   manager,	
  
secretary	
  or	
  other	
  similar	
  officer	
  of	
  the	
  body	
  corporate,	
  or	
  any	
  officer	
  purporting	
  to	
  
act	
  in	
  any	
  such	
  capacity,	
  he,	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  the	
  body	
  corporate,	
  where	
  practicable,	
  shall	
  
be	
   deemed	
   to	
   be	
   guilty	
   of	
   that	
   offence	
   and	
   shall	
   be	
   liable	
   to	
   be	
   proceeded	
   against	
  
and	
  punished	
  accordingly.	
  
	
  
(b)	
   Where	
   a	
   body	
   corporate	
   is	
   convicted	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   under	
   this	
   Act,	
   the	
   Court	
   may	
  
order	
  that	
  the	
  body	
  corporate	
  shall	
  thereupon	
  and	
  without	
  any	
  further	
  assurances,	
  
but	
   for	
   such	
   order,	
   be	
   wound	
   up	
   and	
   all	
   its	
   assets	
   and	
   properties	
   forfeited	
   to	
   the	
  
Federal	
  Government.	
  
	
  
(c)	
  If	
  the	
  offender	
  is	
  a	
  natural	
  person,	
  he	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  
conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  7	
  Years	
  and	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  
more	
  than	
  N5,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  imprisonment	
  and	
  fine.	
  
	
  
(3)	
   Nothing	
   contained	
   in	
   this	
   section	
   shall	
   render	
   any	
   person	
   liable	
   to	
   any	
  
punishment,	
   where	
   he	
   proves	
   that	
   the	
   offence	
   was	
   committed	
   without	
   his	
  
knowledge	
   or	
   that	
   he	
   exercised	
   all	
   due	
   diligence	
   to	
   prevent	
   the	
   commission	
   of	
   the	
  
offence.	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  manipulates	
  an	
  ATM	
  machine	
  or	
  Point	
  of	
  Sales	
  terminals	
  with	
  the	
  
intention	
  to	
  defraud	
  shall	
  be	
  guilty	
  of	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  upon	
  conviction	
  sentenced	
  to	
  
Five	
  Years	
  imprisonment	
  or	
  N5,	
  000,000.00	
  fine	
  or	
  both.	
  	
  
	
  
(2)	
   Any	
   employee	
   of	
   a	
   financial	
   institution	
   found	
   to	
   have	
   connived	
   with	
   another	
  
person	
  or	
  group	
  of	
  persons	
  to	
  perpetrate	
  fraud	
  using	
  an	
  ATM	
  of	
  Point	
  of	
  sales	
  device,	
  
shall	
   be	
   guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   upon	
   conviction	
   sentenced	
   to	
   Seven	
   Years	
  
imprisonment	
  without	
  an	
  option	
  of	
  fine.	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Without	
  prejudice	
  to	
  any	
  contractual	
  agreement	
  between	
  the	
  employer	
  and	
  the	
  
employee	
   all	
   employees	
   in	
   both	
   the	
   public	
   and	
   private	
   sectors	
   must	
   relinquish	
   or	
  
surrender	
   all	
   codes	
   and	
   access	
   rights	
   to	
   their	
   employers	
   immediately	
   upon	
  
disengagement	
  from	
  their	
  employment,	
  and	
  if	
  such	
  code	
  or	
  access	
  right	
  constitutes	
  a	
  
threat	
   or	
   risk	
   to	
   the	
   employer,	
   it	
   shall,	
   unless	
   there	
   is	
   any	
   lawful	
   reason	
   to	
   the	
  
contrary,	
  be	
  presumed	
  that	
  the	
  refusal	
  to	
  relinquish	
  or	
  surrender	
  such	
  code	
  or	
  access	
  
right	
  is	
  intended	
  to	
  be	
  used	
  to	
  hold	
  such	
  employer	
  to	
  ransom.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  (2)	
  Any	
  employee	
  who,	
  without	
  any	
  lawful	
  reason,	
  continues	
  to	
  hold	
  unto	
  the	
  code	
  
or	
  access	
  right	
  of	
  his	
  employer	
  after	
  disengagement	
  without	
  any	
  lawful	
  reason	
  shall	
  
be	
   guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   liable	
   on	
   conviction	
   to	
   3	
   years	
   imprisonment	
   or	
  
3,000,000.00	
  or	
  both.	
  	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  knowingly	
  or	
  intentionally	
  engages	
  in	
  computer	
  phishing	
  shall	
  be	
  

	
  

Manipulation	
  of	
  
ATM/POS	
  
Terminals.	
  

	
  

Employees	
  
Responsibility.	
  

Phishing,	
  
Spamming,	
  

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