46.	
  

47.	
  

48.	
  

(3)	
   The	
   court	
   shall	
   issue	
   a	
   warrant	
   under	
   subsection	
   (2)	
   of	
   this	
   section	
   where	
   it	
   is	
  
satisfied	
  that	
  –	
  
	
  
(a)	
  the	
  warrant	
  is	
  sought	
  to	
  prevent	
  the	
  commission	
  of	
  an	
  offence	
  under	
  this	
  Act	
  or	
  
to	
  prevent	
  the	
  interference	
  with	
  investigative	
  process	
  under	
  this	
  Act;	
  or	
  
	
  
(b)	
  the	
  warrant	
  is	
  for	
  the	
  purpose	
  of	
  investigating	
  cybercrime,	
  cyber	
  security	
  breach,	
  
computer	
  related	
  offences	
  or	
  obtaining	
  electronic	
  evidence;	
  or	
  	
  
	
  
(c)	
   there	
   are	
   reasonable	
   grounds	
   for	
   believing	
   that	
   the	
   person	
   or	
   material	
   on	
   the	
  
premises	
   or	
   conveyance	
   may	
   be	
   relevant	
   to	
   the	
   cybercrime	
   or	
   computer	
   related	
  
offences	
  under	
  investigation;	
  or	
  
(d)	
   the	
   person	
   named	
   in	
   the	
   warrant	
   is	
   preparing	
   to	
   commit	
   an	
   offence	
   under	
   this	
  
Act.	
  
	
  
Subject	
  to	
  the	
  provisions	
  of	
  the	
  Constitution	
  of	
  the	
  Federal	
  Republic	
  of	
  Nigeria,	
  any	
  
person	
  who	
  –	
  
(a)	
   willfully	
   obstructs	
   any	
   law	
   enforcement	
   officer	
   in	
   the	
   exercise	
   of	
   any	
   powers	
  
conferred	
  by	
  this	
  Act;	
  or	
  
	
  
(b)	
   fails	
   to	
   comply	
   with	
   any	
   lawful	
   inquiry	
   or	
   requests	
   made	
   by	
   any	
   law	
   enforcement	
  
agency	
  in	
  accordance	
  with	
  the	
  provisions	
  of	
  this	
  Act:	
  
	
  
commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  2	
  
years	
   or	
   to	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
   N500,000.00	
   or	
   to	
   both	
   such	
   fine	
   and	
  
imprisonment.	
  
	
  
Subject	
   to	
   the	
   powers	
   of	
   the	
   Attorney	
   General,	
   relevant	
   law	
   enforcement	
   agencies	
  
shall	
   have	
   power	
   to	
   prosecute	
   offences	
   under	
   this	
   Act.	
   In	
   the	
   case	
   of	
   offences	
  
committed	
  under	
  sections	
  19	
  and	
  21	
  of	
  this	
  Act,	
  the	
  approval	
  of	
  the	
  Attorney	
  General	
  
must	
  be	
  obtained	
  before	
  prosecution.	
  
	
  
(1)	
   The	
   Court	
   in	
   imposing	
   sentence	
   on	
   any	
   person	
   convicted	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   under	
   this	
  
Act,	
  may	
  order	
  that	
  the	
  convicted	
  person	
  forfeits	
  to	
  the	
  Government	
  of	
  the	
  Federal	
  
Republic	
  of	
  Nigeria	
  –	
  
	
  
(a)	
   any	
   asset,	
   money	
   or	
   property,	
   whether	
   tangible	
   or	
   intangible,	
   traceable	
   to	
  
proceeds	
  of	
  such	
  offence;	
  and	
  
	
  
(b)	
  any	
  computer,	
  equipment,	
  software,	
  electronic	
  device	
  or	
  any	
  other	
  device	
  used	
  or	
  
intended	
  to	
  be	
  used	
  to	
  commit	
  or	
  to	
  facilitate	
  the	
  commission	
  of	
  such	
  offence;	
  
	
  
(2)	
  There	
  it	
  is	
  established	
  that	
  a	
  convicted	
  person	
  has	
  assets	
  or	
  properties	
  in	
  a	
  foreign	
  
country,	
  acquired	
  as	
  a	
  result	
  of	
  such	
  criminal	
  activities	
  listed	
  in	
  this	
  Act,	
  such	
  assets	
  
or	
  properties,	
  shall	
  subject	
  to	
  any	
  Treaty	
  or	
  arrangement	
  with	
  such	
  foreign	
  country,	
  
be	
  forfeited	
  to	
  the	
  Federal	
  Government	
  of	
  Nigeria.	
  
	
  

	
  

Obstruction	
  and	
  
refusal	
  to	
  
release	
  
information.	
  
	
  
	
  

Prosecution	
  of	
  
offences.	
  
	
  

Order	
  of	
  
forfeiture	
  of	
  
assets.	
  

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