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June 11, 2019
TheFederal Government has stated that the Federal Ministry of Justice is committedto pursuing the amendment of the Cybercrimes Act, which many lawyers,journalists and activists have considered repressive, unconstitutional andillegal.
Thiswas stated today by Head, Cybercrimes Prosecution Unit, Federal Ministry ofJustice, Terlumun George Tyendezwa, at a Media Interactive Session on the Constitutionalityand Legality of the Cybercrimes Act in Nigeria, organized by the Socio-EconomicRights and Accountability Project SERAP in collaboration with the NationalEndowment for Democracy, NED, USA.
Atthe Media Interactive Session held in Ikeja, Lagos, Tyendezwa said cybercrimesAct is not perfect.
Earlierat the meeting, a group of lawyers, journalists, activists and otherstakeholders unanimously declared the Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act as repressive,oppressive and unconstitutional.