20.	
  

21.	
  

22.	
  

	
  
	
  Any	
   person	
   being	
   authorized	
   by	
   any	
   financial	
   institution	
   and	
   charged	
   with	
   the	
  
responsibility	
   of	
   using	
   computer	
   or	
   other	
   electronic	
   devices	
   for	
   financial	
   transactions	
  
such	
  as	
  posting	
  of	
  debit	
  and	
  credit,	
  issuance	
  of	
  electronic	
  instructions	
  as	
  they	
  relate	
  
to	
   sending	
   of	
   electronic	
   debit	
   and	
   credit	
   messages	
   or	
   charged	
   with	
   the	
   duty	
   of	
  
confirmation	
   of	
   electronic	
   fund	
   transfer,	
   unlawfully	
   with	
   the	
   intent	
   to	
   defraud	
   issues	
  
false	
   electronic	
   or	
   verbal	
   messages	
   is	
   guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   is	
   liable	
   to	
  
imprisonment	
  for	
  7	
  years.	
  
	
  
	
  (1)	
   Any	
   person	
   or	
   institution,	
   who	
   operates	
   a	
   computer	
   system	
   or	
   a	
   network,	
  
whether	
   public	
   or	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   private,	
   must	
   immediately	
   inform	
   the	
   National	
   Computer	
  
Emergency	
  Response	
  Team	
  (CERT)	
  Coordination	
  Center	
  of	
  any	
  attacks,	
  intrusions	
  and	
  
other	
   disruptions	
   liable	
   to	
   hinder	
   the	
   functioning	
   of	
   another	
   computer	
   system	
   or	
  
network,	
   so	
   that	
   the	
   National	
   CERT	
   can	
   take	
   the	
   necessary	
   measures	
   to	
   tackle	
   the	
  
issues.	
  
	
  
(2)	
   In	
   such	
   cases	
   mentioned	
   in	
   subsection	
   (1)	
   above,	
   and	
   in	
   order	
   to	
   protect	
  
computer	
   systems	
   and	
   networks,	
   the	
   National	
   CERT	
   Coordination	
   Center	
   may	
  
propose	
   the	
   isolation	
   of	
   affected	
   computer	
   systems	
   or	
   network	
   pending	
   the	
  
resolution	
  of	
  the	
  issues.	
  
	
  
(3)	
   Any	
   person	
   or	
   institution	
   who	
   fails	
   to	
   report	
   any	
   such	
   incident	
   to	
   the	
   National	
  
CERT	
  within	
  7	
  days	
  of	
  its	
  occurrence,	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  to	
  denial	
  
of	
   internet	
   services.	
   Such	
   persons	
   or	
   institution	
   shall	
   in	
   addition,	
   pay	
   a	
   mandatory	
  
fine	
  of	
  N2,	
  000,000.00	
  into	
  the	
  National	
  Cyber	
  Security	
  Fund.	
  
	
  
(1)	
   Any	
   person	
   who	
   is	
   engaged	
   in	
   the	
   services	
   of	
   any	
   financial	
   institution,	
   and	
   as	
   a	
  
result	
  of	
  his	
  special	
  knowledge	
  commits	
  identity	
  theft	
  of	
  its	
  employer,	
  staff,	
  service	
  
providers	
   and	
   consultants	
   with	
   the	
   intent	
   to	
   defraud	
   is	
   guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   upon	
  
conviction	
  shall	
  be	
  sentenced	
  to	
  7	
  years	
  imprisonment	
  or	
  N5,000,000.00	
  fine	
  or	
  both.	
  
	
  
(2)	
   Any	
   person	
   who	
   fraudulently	
   or	
   dishonestly	
   makes	
   use	
   of	
   the	
   electronic	
  
signature,	
  password	
  or	
  any	
  other	
  unique	
  identification	
  feature	
  of	
  any	
  other	
  person;	
  	
  
or	
  
	
  
(3)fraudulently	
  impersonates	
  another	
  entity	
  or	
  person,	
  living	
  or	
  dead,	
  with	
  intent	
  to	
  -­‐	
  
	
  
(a)	
  gain	
  advantage	
  for	
  himself	
  or	
  another	
  person;	
  	
  
	
  
(b)	
  obtain	
  any	
  property	
  or	
  an	
  interest	
  in	
  any	
  property;	
  	
  
	
  
(c)	
   cause	
   disadvantage	
   to	
   the	
   entity	
   or	
   person	
   being	
   impersonated	
   or	
   another	
  
person;	
  or	
  
	
  
(d)	
  avoid	
  arrest	
  or	
  prosecution	
  or	
  to	
  obstruct,	
  pervert	
  or	
  defeat	
  the	
  course	
  of	
  justice.	
  
	
  
(4)	
   any	
   person	
   who	
   makes	
   or	
   causes	
   to	
   be	
   made,	
   either	
   directly	
   or	
   indirectly,	
   any	
  

	
  

Fraudulent	
  
issuance	
  of	
  E-­‐	
  
Instructions.	
  
	
  

Reporting	
  of	
  
Cyber	
  Threats.	
  
	
  

Identity	
  theft	
  
and	
  
impersonation.	
  
	
  

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