Nigeria is increasing the marketing campaign towards cybercrime, not solely to extend consciousness but in addition to safe the nation’s on-line surroundings.
According to the Ministry of Justice, as know-how evolves quickly, the complexity and scale of cyberthreats enhance, therefore the necessity to deal with the hazards that include the unfavorable impacts of the web.
During an consciousness roadwalk, in Abuja, tagged “Don’t Fall a Victim, Don’t Perpetrate”, Nigeria’s Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs Beatrice Geddy-Agba, stated the information of cybercrimes and the regulation among the many civil servants in Nigeria “will aid the government’s whole-of-government approach to effectively combat cybercrime as well as the implementation of the cybercrime law.”
Mrs Geddy-Agba was represented by the Director, Solicitors, Mrs Gladys Obegbero, who underscored the position of data know-how in nationwide growth and affirmed that the Ministry of Justice is taking the lead in constructing stronger establishments.
“Considering the realities of the Nigerian civil servants and the service as a whole and the need for awareness campaigns to be targeted and focused on achievable goals by promoting specific attitudes and behaviours, the Federal Ministry of Justice is taking the lead in line with the goal of building strong institutions by embarking on a 3-day cybercrime awareness programme tagged “Don’t Fall Victim, Don’t Perpetrate”, Geddy-Agba stated.
She careworn that the Ministry of Justice in collaboration with different authorities companies and business stakeholders will proceed to maintain the marketing campaign towards cybercrime:
“Together, we can build a safer, more secure online environment for ourselves and future generations.”
Also talking, Head of Cybercrimes Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice, Jamila Akaaga-Ade, defined that campaigns towards cybercrime change into crucial because of the large switchover of presidency actions and private dealings to the web:
“Life is moving into the internet. Before now, you had meetings person to person; but now a lot of things moved online, and it is even worse at post-Covid.”
She stated the federal authorities has adopted a strategic doc on cyber safety, which gave beginning to the Cybercrime Act that considers offences and penalty.
