Cybercriminals and Nigerian cybercrimes act 2015: Conceptualising computers for cybercrime justice
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Date
2020
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
Cybercrime being an act committed through the use of the computer either as a
tool or target makes the computer an indispensable tool for almost all cybercrimes.
The increasing number of persons utilizing computers, the different purposes for
which they are put, coupled with the intractable problems of defining what is and
what is not a computer under the Nigerian Cybercrimes Act 2015 is central to the
determination of guilt or otherwise of cybercriminals brought before the court for
prosecution. The conceptualization of computers under the Nigerian Cybercrimes
Act 2015 provides the trial judge with so much discretion and little or no guidance
as to whether a particular device is, or is not a computer. Moreover, considering
the development of information and communication technology, the concept is
continuously challenged.
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Cybercriminals, Nigeria, Cybercrimes, Cybercrime justice, Nigerian Cybercrimes Act 2015
Citation
Eboibi, F. E. (2020). Cybercriminals and Nigerian cybercrimes Act 2015: Conceptualising computers for cybercrime justice. Journal of Anti-Corruption Law, 4(1), 1-31.