11.	
  

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13.	
  

14.	
  

tampering	
   with	
   such	
   computer,	
   is	
   guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   is	
   liable	
   to	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   N2	
  
,000,000.00	
  or	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  3	
  years	
  .	
  
	
  
Any	
   person	
   who	
   misdirects	
   electronic	
   messages	
   with	
   either	
   the	
   intention	
   to	
  
fraudulently	
   obtain	
   financial	
   gain	
   as	
   a	
   result	
   of	
   such	
   act	
   or	
   with	
   the	
   intention	
   of	
  
obstructing	
  the	
  process	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  cause	
  delay	
  or	
  speeding	
  the	
  messages	
  with	
  a	
  view	
  
to	
  cause	
  an	
  omission	
  or	
  commission	
  that	
  may	
  defeat	
  the	
  essence	
  of	
  such	
  messages	
  is	
  
guilty	
   of	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   is	
   liable	
   to	
   imprisonment	
   for	
   Three	
   Years	
   or	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   N1	
  
,000,000.00	
  	
  or	
  both.	
  
	
  
(1)	
  Any	
  person,	
  who	
  intentionally	
  and	
  without	
  authorization,	
  intercepts	
  by	
  technical	
  
means,	
  non-­‐public	
  transmissions	
  of	
  computer	
  data,	
  content,	
  	
  or	
  traffic	
  data,	
  including	
  
electromagnetic	
  emissions	
  or	
  signals	
  from	
  a	
  computer,	
  computer	
  system	
  or	
  network	
  
carrying	
  or	
  emitting	
  signals,	
  to	
  or	
  from	
  a	
  computer,	
  computer	
  system	
  or	
  connected	
  
system	
   or	
   network;	
   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	
  	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  
	
  
	
  (2)	
  Any	
  person	
  or	
  organization	
  who	
  by	
  means	
  of	
  false	
  pretense	
  induces	
  any	
  person	
  
employed	
  by	
  or	
  under	
  the	
  government	
  of	
  the	
  federal,	
  state	
  or	
  local	
  government	
  of	
  
Nigeria	
   or	
   any	
   person	
   in	
   charge	
   of	
   electronic	
   devices	
   to	
   deliver	
   to	
   him	
   any	
   electronic	
  
messages	
   which	
   	
   includes	
   but	
   is	
   not	
   limited	
   to	
   E-­‐mail,	
   credit	
   and	
   debit	
   cards	
  
information,	
   facsimile	
   messages	
   which	
   is	
   not	
   specifically	
   meant	
   for	
   him	
   or	
   his	
  
organization	
  (in	
  the	
  latter	
  case	
  except	
  he	
  is	
  authorized	
  to	
  receive	
  such	
  messages	
  for	
  
and	
   on	
   behalf	
   of	
   his	
   organization)	
   commits	
   an	
   offence	
   and	
   shall	
   be	
   liable	
   on	
  
conviction	
   to	
   imprisonment	
   for	
   a	
   term	
   of	
   Two	
   Years	
   or	
   a	
   fine	
   of	
   not	
   more	
   than	
  
N1,000,000	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  such	
  fine	
  and	
  imprisonment.	
  	
  
	
  
(3)	
  Any	
  person	
  who,	
  being	
  employed	
  by	
  or	
  under	
  the	
  authorities	
  of	
  the	
  Local,	
  State,	
  
Federal	
   Government	
   of	
   Nigeria	
   or	
   private	
   organization	
   who	
   intentionally	
   hides	
   or	
  
detains	
   any	
   electronic	
   mails,	
   messages,	
   electronic	
   payment,	
   credit	
   and	
   debit	
   card	
  
which	
   was	
   found	
   by	
   him	
   or	
   delivered	
   to	
   him	
   in	
   error	
   and	
   which	
   to	
   his	
   knowledge	
  
ought	
  to	
  be	
  delivered	
  to	
  another	
  person,	
  commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  shall	
  be	
  liable	
  on	
  
conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  1	
  Year	
  or	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  N250,000	
  Naira	
  or	
  to	
  both	
  fine	
  and	
  
imprisonment.	
  	
  
	
  
A	
   person	
 �� who	
   knowingly	
   accesses	
   any	
   computer	
   or	
   network	
   and	
   inputs,	
   alters,	
  
deletes	
  or	
  suppresses	
  any	
  data	
  resulting	
  in	
  inauthentic	
  data	
  with	
  the	
  intention	
  that	
  
such	
   inauthentic	
   data	
   will	
   be	
   considered	
   or	
   acted	
   upon	
   as	
   if	
   it	
   were	
   authentic	
   or	
  
genuine,	
   regardless	
   of	
   whether	
   or	
   not	
   such	
   data	
   is	
   directly	
   readable	
   or	
   intelligible,	
  
commits	
  an	
  offence	
  and	
  is	
  liable	
  on	
  conviction	
  to	
  imprisonment	
  for	
  a	
  term	
  of	
  not	
  less	
  
than	
  3	
  years	
  or	
  to	
  a	
  fine	
  of	
  not	
  less	
  than	
  7,000,000.00	
  or	
  both	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
(1)	
   Any	
   person	
   who	
   knowingly	
   and	
   without	
   authority	
   or	
   in	
   excess	
   of	
   authority	
   causes	
  

	
  

	
  
	
  
	
  
Willful	
  
misdirection	
  of	
  
Electronic	
  
Messages.	
  
	
  

Unlawful	
  
interceptions.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Computer	
  
Related	
  Forgery.	
  

Computer	
  
Related	
  Fraud.	
  

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