CYBERCRIMES (PROHIBITION, PREVENTION, ETC) AMENDMENT ACT, 2024

Section 7: Registration of cybercafe

2024Section 7 of 59Federal Republic of Nigeria

1 From the commencement of this Act, all operators of a cybercafe shall-
a register as a business concern with Computer Professionals' Registration Council in addition to a business name registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission, and
b maintain a register of users through a sign in register and the register shall be available to law enforcement personnel whenever needed.

2 A person who perpetrates electronic or online fraud using a cybercafe, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term of 3 years or a fine of =N1,000,000.00 or both.

3 In the event of proven connivance by the owners of the cybercafe, such owners are guilty of an offence and are liable to a fine of =N2,000,000.00 or imprisonment for a term of 3 years or both.

4 The burden of proving connivance in subsection 3 of this section shall be on the prosecutor.

Cite this section

Section 7, CYBERCRIMES (PROHIBITION, PREVENTION, ETC) AMENDMENT ACT, 2024 (2024).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/cybercrimes-prohibition-prevention-etc-amendment-act-2024/section/7/