NCC charges new media on Cybercrime Act

Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has charged new media to acquaint themselves with the contents of the Act in order to be properly guided in their cyber operations.

Addressing a youthful population who mostly live their life in the cyber ecosystem, the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta observed that the Cybercrime Act has become law since May last year, noting that it was therefore imperative for New Media practitioners to familiarise themselves with the contents of the law as it affects their practice.
In a statement issued yesterday, it said that the NCC boss who Spoke through Mr Tony Ojobo, Director, Public Affairs, Pointing to various sections of the Act, he explained that the Act does not encumber freedom of expression as erroneously believed but instead it seeks to protect those whose freedom may be damaged by the freedom freely expressed by others.
For instance, Section 24 of the Act, Danbatta pointed out, deals with Cyber stalking and prescribes punishment for “Any person who knowingly or intentionally sends a message or other matter by means of computer system or network “ which, among others, “he knows to be false, for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation , enmity, hatred, ill will or needless anxiety to another or cause such message to be sent: Commits an offence under this Act 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 to both such fine and imprisonment.”





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