The Nigerian senate on Thursday prescribed a
minimum of seven-years imprisonment as punishment
for perpetrators of cyber crimes and online fraud,
popularly known as ‘yahoo yahoo’ in Nigeria.

It would be recalled that the bill on cyber crimes was
sponsored by Senator Adegbenga Kaka, and the
decision of the senate on the cybercrime bill was based
on the recommendation of the Senate Committee on
Judiciary and Human Rights.

The bill, tagged: “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the
Prohibition, Prevention, Detection, Response,
Investigation and Prosecution of Cybercrimes and for
Other Related Matters 2014,” seeks to punish the
interception of data, system interference, misuse of
devices, amongst others.

The bill also seeks to punish all kinds of computer-
related fraud, computer-related forgery, offences
relating to pornography, cyber-stalking and cyber-
squatting.

It also seeks to promote cyber security, protection of
computer systems and networks, electronic
communications, data and computer programmes,
intellectual property and privacy rights.

According to the bill, anyone who commits fraud using
a computer system or network with the intention of
obtaining computer data, securing access to any
programme, commercial or industrial secrets or
classified information will upon conviction be
sentenced to seven years jail term or a fine of N7
million or both.

Also, anyone found guilty of possessing a manipulative
device, unauthorised automatic teller machine card,
damaging a computer with the intention to defraud,
trafficking in any password to defraud customers or
financial institutions will be sentenced to seven years
imprisonment or pay a N7 million fine.

www.today.ng/news/yahoo-yahoo-senate-approves-7-year-jail-term-for-cybercrime-and-online-fraud/

This government is slow af 'cos it should have been done a long time ago. I hope they lead by example by locking up the thieves in Aso Rock

This is bullsh!t.

Dumb government.what about political thieves?
How many years are they gonna get?

This is lk pointing at the peck in others eyes while there is a log in your own..........who cares anyways

7 years is too short. 15years is ok.
They should mandate the EFCC, ICPC and the Police to have an online fraud department(strictly for online fraud,even if it's 1k ) and banks to provide details of these scammers once there's enough proof to nail them. Catching these thieves shouldn't be rocket science

NnamdiN:
7 years is too short. 15years is ok.
They should mandate the EFCC, ICPC and the Police to have an online fraud department(strictly for online fraud,even if it's 1k ) and banks to provide details of these scammers once there's enough proof to nail them. Catching these thieves shouldn't be rocket science

Your father must be one of those government looters too, you think these people want to do what they do? Everybody are talking about the legislatures how they are worst themselves, you attack just the Internet criminals. The NASS are worst compared to the yahoo yahoo boys.

slimfit1:


Your father must be one of those government looters too, you think these people want to do what they do? Everybody are talking about the legislatures how they are worst themselves, you attack just the Internet criminals. The NASS are worst compared to the yahoo yahoo boys.

with all due respect


may God punish sir, may vultures chew you alive, and lastly if your useless father didn't raise your lazy azzs properly to know that scamming people is wrong from whatever angle you view it, may crows eat his eyeballs alive.

Now Bleep off you lazy yahoo boy, go to olx your preys are waiting for you. one day they will catch you and lynch you. Say amen if you're a christian or ameen if you're a muslim

Big thieves making laws against small thieves. Lesson learnt: never be at the bottom of the food chain

NnamdiN:
with all due respect


may God punish sir, may vultures chew you alive, and lastly if your useless father didn't raise your lazy azzs properly to know that scamming people is wrong from whatever angle you view it, may crows eat his eyeballs alive.

Now Bleep off you lazy yahoo boy, go to olx your preys are waiting for you. one day they will catch you and lynch you. Say amen if you're a christian or ameen if you're a muslim

hahahahahha

slimfit1:


hahahahahha

thank you we're even. You fired first, I returned. We good

NnamdiN:
with all due respect


may God punish sir, may vultures chew you alive

chizoz!

NnamdiN:
with all due respect


may God punish sir, may vultures chew you alive

chizoz!

Chai!
Chai!!
Chai!!!
But those guys ar husling guys nah

ddooskie:


chizoz!

chizoz!

my daddy means a lot to me he's one of the best things to ever happen to me

stardragon:
Chai!
Chai!!
Chai!!!
But those guys ar husling guys nah

yes according to you they are hustling & you are seeing it as the right thing because they have not hustle on you.

Good development. But how many years jail term for corrupt politicians and public officials? May be 20 years to life imprisonment.

Bright2:
yes according to you they are hustling & you are seeing it as the right thing because they have not hustle on you.

tell them o. They dunno how painful it is, to be scammed