33.	
  

liable	
  upon	
  conviction	
  to	
  3	
  years	
  imprisonment	
  or	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  N1,	
  000,000.00	
  or	
  both.	
  	
  
	
  
(2)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  engages	
  in	
  spamming	
  with	
  intent	
  to	
  disrupt	
  the	
  operations	
  of	
  a	
  
computer	
  be	
  it	
  public	
  or	
  private	
  or	
  financial	
  institutions	
  shall	
  be	
  guilty	
  of	
  an	
  offence	
  
and	
   liable	
   upon	
   conviction	
   to	
   3	
   years	
   imprisonment	
   or	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   N1,	
   000,000.00	
   or	
  
both.	
  	
  
	
  
(3)	
   Any	
   person	
   who	
   engages	
   in	
   malicious	
   or	
   deliberate	
   spread	
   of	
   viruses	
   or	
   any	
  
malware	
  thereby	
  causing	
  damage	
  to	
  critical	
  information	
  in	
  public,	
  private	
  or	
  financial	
  
institution’s	
   computers	
   shall	
   be	
   guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   is	
   liable	
   upon	
   conviction	
   to	
   3	
  
years	
  imprisonment	
  or	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  N1,	
  000,000.00	
  or	
  both.	
  	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  with	
  intent	
  to	
  defraud,	
  uses	
  any	
  access	
  device	
  including	
  credit,	
  
debit,	
   charge,	
   loyalty	
   and	
   other	
   types	
   of	
   financial	
   cards,	
   to	
   obtain	
   cash,	
   credit,	
   goods	
  
or	
  service	
  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	
   	
   and	
   shall	
   further	
   be	
   liable	
   to	
   payment	
   in	
   monetary	
  
terms	
  the	
  value	
  of	
  loss	
  sustained	
  by	
  the	
  owner	
  of	
  the	
  credit	
  card.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  (2)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  uses:	
  
	
  
(a)	
  a	
  counterfeit	
  access	
  device;	
  	
  
	
  
(b)	
  an	
  unauthorized	
  access	
  device;	
  	
  
	
  
(c)	
  an	
  access	
  device	
  issued	
  to	
  another	
  person;	
  
	
  
resulting	
   in	
   a	
   loss	
   or	
   gain	
   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	
  and	
  forfeiture	
  of	
  the	
  advantage	
  or	
  value	
  derived	
  from	
  his	
  act.	
  
	
  
(3)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  steals	
  an	
  electronic	
  card	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  
on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  3	
  years	
  or	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  
more	
  than	
  N1,000,000.00.	
  He	
  shall	
  further	
  be	
  liable	
  to	
  repayment	
  in	
  monetary	
  terms	
  
the	
   value	
   of	
   loss	
   sustained	
   by	
   the	
   cardholder	
   or	
   forfeiture	
   of	
   the	
   assets	
   or	
   goods	
  
acquired	
  with	
  the	
  funds	
  from	
  the	
  account	
  of	
  the	
  cardholder.	
  
	
  
(4)	
   Any	
   person	
   who	
   receives	
   a	
   card	
   that	
   he	
   knows	
   or	
   ought	
   to	
   know	
   to	
   have	
   been	
  
lost,	
   mislaid,	
   or	
   delivered	
   under	
   a	
   mistake	
   as	
   to	
   the	
   identity	
   or	
   address	
   of	
   the	
  
cardholder	
  and	
  who	
  retains	
  possession	
  with	
  the	
  intent	
  to	
  use,	
  sell,	
  or	
  to	
  traffic	
  it	
  to	
  a	
  
person	
  other	
  than	
  the	
  issuer	
  or	
  the	
  cardholder	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  
on	
   	
   conviction	
   to	
   not	
   more	
   than	
   	
   3	
   years	
   imprisonment	
   or	
   to	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
  
N1,000,000.00	
   and	
   shall	
   further	
   be	
   liable	
   to	
   payment	
   in	
   monetary	
   terms	
   the	
   value	
   of	
  
loss	
  sustained	
  by	
  the	
  cardholder.	
  	
  
	
  
(5)	
   Any	
   person	
   who,	
   with	
   intent	
   to	
   defraud	
   the	
   issuer,	
   a	
   creditor,	
   or	
   any	
   other	
  
person,	
   obtains	
   control	
   over	
   a	
   card	
   as	
   security	
   for	
   a	
   debt	
   commits	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
  

	
  

Spreading	
  of	
  
Computer	
  Virus.	
  
	
  

Electronic	
  cards	
  
related	
  fraud.	
  

	
  
	
  

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