CYBERCRIME IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

Information technology, especially the internet, has remained one of the most impressive scientific developments in the history of mankind. It has bonded personal relationships, facilitated trade and commerce across all levels, and made life easier. This welcoming benefit of internet advancement has also been identified as having its attendant problems, which include high growth rate of criminality known as cybercrime. This paper systematically investigates the challenges which inhibit the successful elimination of cybercrime in Nigeria. The paper emphasizes that weak enforcement mechanisms, a slow judicial process and the slow process of forensic analysis among others, contribute to the inadequacy of the fight against cybercrime. This paper puts forward recommendations for regulatory bodies which will bring about efficient and adequate prosecuting mechanism. This will ensure that this menace is minimized in Nigeria.