7.	
  

8.	
  

9.	
  

10.	
  

imprisonment	
   for	
   a	
   term	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
   7	
   years	
   or	
   to	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
  
N7,000,000.00	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
(4)	
   Any	
   person	
   or	
   organisation	
   who	
   knowingly	
   and	
   intentionally	
   trafficks	
   in	
   any	
  
password	
  or	
  similar	
  information	
  through	
  which	
  a	
  computer	
  may	
  be	
  accessed	
  without	
  
lawful	
   authority,	
   if	
   such	
   trafficking	
   affects	
   public,	
   private	
   and	
   or	
   individual	
   interest	
  
within	
  or	
  outside	
  the	
  federation	
  of	
  Nigeria,	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  
conviction	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  more	
  than	
  N7,	
  000,000.00	
  or	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  
not	
  more	
  than	
  3	
  years	
  or	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
(1)	
  From	
  the	
  commencement	
  of	
  this	
  Act	
  all	
  operators	
  of	
  a	
  cybercafé	
  shall	
  register	
  as	
  
a	
  business	
  concern	
  with	
  Computer	
  Professionals’	
  Registration	
  Council	
  in	
  addition	
  to	
  a	
  
business	
  name	
  registration	
  with	
  the	
  Corporate	
  Affairs	
  Commission.	
  Cybercafés	
  shall	
  
maintain	
  a	
  register	
  of	
  users	
  through	
  a	
  sign-­‐in	
  register.	
  This	
  register	
  shall	
  be	
  available	
  
to	
  law	
  enforcement	
  personnel	
  whenever	
  needed.	
  	
  
	
  
	
  (2)	
  Any	
  person,	
  who	
  perpetrates	
  electronic	
  fraud	
  or	
  online	
  fraud	
  using	
  a	
  cybercafé,	
  
shall	
  be	
  guilty	
  of	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  sentenced	
  to	
  Three	
  Years	
  imprisonment	
  or	
  a	
  
fine	
  of	
  One	
  Million	
  Naira	
  or	
  both.	
  	
  
	
  
(3)	
  In	
  the	
  event	
  of	
  proven	
  connivance	
  by	
  the	
  owners	
  of	
  the	
  cybercafé,	
  such	
  owners	
  
shall	
  be	
  guilty	
  of	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  N	
  2,000,000.00	
  or	
  a	
  3	
  years	
  
jail	
  term	
  or	
  both.	
  
	
  
(4)	
  The	
  burden	
  of	
  proving	
  connivance	
  in	
  subsection	
  3	
  above	
  shall	
  be	
  on	
  the	
  
prosecutor.	
  
	
  
Any	
   person	
   who	
   without	
   	
   lawful	
   authority,	
   intentionally	
   or	
   for	
   fraudulent	
   purposes	
  
does	
   an	
   act	
   which	
   causes	
   directly	
   or	
   indirectly	
   the	
   serious	
   hindering	
   of	
   the	
  
functioning	
   of	
   a	
   computer	
   system	
   by	
   inputting,	
   transmitting,	
   damaging,	
   deleting,	
  
deteriorating,	
   altering	
   or	
   suppressing	
   computer	
   data	
   or	
   any	
   other	
   form	
   of	
  
interference	
   with	
   the	
   computer	
   system,	
   which	
   prevents	
   the	
   computer	
   system	
   or	
   any	
  
part	
  thereof,	
  from	
  functioning	
  in	
  accordance	
  with	
  its	
  intended	
  purpose,	
  commits	
  an	
  
offence	
   and	
   shall	
   be	
   liable	
   on	
   conviction	
   to	
   imprisonment	
   for	
   a	
   term	
   of	
   not	
   more	
  
than	
   2	
   years	
   or	
   to	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
   N5,000,000.00	
   or	
   to	
   both	
   fine	
   and	
  
imprisonment.	
  
	
  
Any	
   person	
   who	
   unlawfully	
   destroys	
   or	
   aborts	
   any	
   electronic	
   mails	
   or	
   processes	
  
through	
  which	
  money	
  and	
  or	
  valuable	
  information	
  is	
  being	
  conveyed	
  is	
  guilty	
  of	
  an	
  
offence	
   and	
   is	
   liable	
   to	
   imprisonment	
   for	
   7	
   years	
   in	
   the	
   first	
   instance	
   and	
   upon	
  
second	
  conviction	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  to	
  14	
  years	
  imprisonment.	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  
From	
  the	
  commencement	
  of	
  this	
  Act,	
  any	
  person	
  being	
  employed	
  by	
  or	
  under	
  a	
  Local	
  
Government	
   of	
   Nigeria,	
   private	
   organization	
   or	
   financial	
   institution	
   with	
   respect	
   to	
  
working	
  with	
  any	
  critical	
  infrastructure,	
  electronic	
  mails	
  commits	
  any	
  act	
  which	
  he	
  is	
  
not	
   authorized	
   to	
   do	
   by	
   virtue	
   of	
   his	
   contract	
   of	
   service	
   or	
   intentionally	
   permits,	
  

	
  

Registration	
  of	
  
Cybercafé.	
  
	
  

System	
  
Interference.	
  
	
  

Intercepting	
  
Electronic	
  
Messages,	
  
Emails	
  Electronic	
  
Money	
  
Transfers.	
  
	
  
Tampering	
  with	
  
Critical	
  
Infrastructure.	
  
	
  
	
  

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