23.	
  

false	
  statement	
  as	
  to	
  a	
  material	
  fact	
  in	
  writing,	
  knowing	
  it	
  to	
  be	
  false	
  and	
  with	
  intent	
  
that	
   it	
   be	
   relied	
   upon	
   respecting	
   his	
   identity	
   or	
   that	
   of	
   any	
   other	
   person	
   or	
   his	
  
financial	
   condition	
   or	
   that	
   of	
   any	
   other	
   person	
   for	
   the	
   purpose	
   of	
   procuring	
   the	
  
issuance	
   of	
   a	
   card	
   or	
   other	
   instrument	
   to	
   himself	
   or	
   another	
   person	
   commits	
   an	
  
offence	
  and	
  	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  	
  not	
  more	
  
than	
   5	
   years	
   or	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
   N7,000,000.00	
   or	
   to	
   both	
   such	
   fine	
   and	
  
imprisonment.	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  intentionally	
  uses	
  any	
  computer	
  system	
  or	
  network	
  in	
  or	
  for-­‐	
  
	
  
(a)	
  producing	
  child	
  pornography;	
  	
  
	
  
(b)	
  offering	
  or	
  making	
  available	
  child	
  pornography;	
  	
  
	
  
(c)	
  distributing	
  or	
  transmitting	
  child	
  pornography;	
  	
  
	
  
(d)	
  procuring	
  child	
  pornography	
  for	
  oneself	
  or	
  for	
  another	
  person;	
  
	
  
(e)	
   possessing	
   child	
   pornography	
   in	
   a	
   computer	
   system	
   or	
   on	
   a	
   computer-­‐data	
  
storage	
  medium:	
  
	
  
commits	
  an	
  offence	
  under	
  this	
  Act	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  –	
  	
  
	
  
(i)	
  in	
  the	
  case	
  of	
  paragraphs	
  (a),	
  (b)	
  and	
  (c)	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  10	
  years	
  or	
  
a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  N20,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment;	
  and	
  	
  
	
  
(ii)	
  in	
  the	
  case	
  of	
  paragraphs(d)	
  and	
  (e)	
  of	
  this	
  subsection,	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  
of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  5	
  years	
  or	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  N10,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  
fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  	
  
	
  
(2)	
  Any	
  person	
  who	
  knowingly	
  makes	
  or	
  sends	
  other	
  pornographic	
  images	
  to	
  another	
  
computer	
   by	
   way	
   of	
   unsolicited	
   distribution	
   shall	
   be	
   guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   upon	
  
conviction	
   shall	
   be	
   sentenced	
   to	
   One	
   year	
   imprisonment	
   or	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   Two	
   Hundred	
  
and	
  Fifty	
  Thousand	
  Naira	
  or	
  both.	
  	
  
	
  
(3)	
  Any	
  person	
  who,	
  intentionally	
  proposes,	
  grooms	
  or	
  solicits,	
  through	
  any	
  computer	
  
system	
  or	
  network,	
  to	
  meet	
  a	
  child	
  for	
  the	
  purpose	
  of:	
  
	
  
(a)	
  engaging	
  in	
  sexual	
  activities	
  with	
  the	
  child;	
  
	
  
(b)	
  engaging	
  in	
  sexual	
  activities	
  with	
  the	
  child	
  where	
  –	
  
	
  
(i)	
  use	
  is	
  made	
  of	
  coercion,	
  inducement,	
  force	
  or	
  threats;	
  	
  
	
  
(ii)	
   abuse	
   is	
   made	
   of	
   a	
   recognized	
   position	
   of	
   trust,	
  authority	
   or	
   influence	
   over	
   the	
  
child,	
  including	
  within	
  the	
  family;	
  or	
  
	
  

	
  

Child	
  
pornography	
  and	
  
related	
  offences.	
  
	
  

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