FG Stepping Up It’s Fight Against Cybercrime With A New Awareness Campaign

To create a more secure online environment in the country, the Federal Government is reviewing all laws and regulations against cybercrime.

The Federal Ministry of Justice kicked off a three-day campaign to raise awareness about new technology and data security threats.

Solicitor General of the Federation, Mrs. Beatrice Jedy-Agba, said that since government services are now largely automated, there are new security threats to technology and data that must be addressed.

“Online meetings and service deliveries have fast become a usual as well as the use of Internet among Civil Servants at all levels, which among other things, speaks to the interconnectedness of our today’s world.

“As technology rapidly evolves, so does the complexity and scale of cyber threats.

“The knowledge of cybercrimes and the law among the Civil Servants in Nigeria will aid the Governments’ whole-of-governemt approach to effectively combat cybercrime as well as the implementation of the cybercrime law.

“Considering the realities of the Nigerian Civil Servant and the Service ad a while anf the need for awareness campaigns to be better targeted and focused on achievable goals by promoting specific attitudes and behaviors, the Federal Ministry of Justice is taking the lead in line with the goal of building strong institutions, by embarking on a 3 days Cybercrime Awareness program tagged ‘Don’t Fall Victim, Don’t Perpetrate’.

“This is a collaboration between government agencies, industry stakeholders and the international community to raise awareness on Cybercrime and the law; and help individuals protect themselves and be more proactive online as threats to technology and confidential data become more commonplace,” the SGF added.

According to Jamila Akaaga-Ade, Head of the Cybercrimes Unit at the Federal Ministry of Justice, The government is amending the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, and has developed a strategic document on cyber security.

“Life has moved into the internet. Before now, we had meetings person-to- person, but now, a lot of things have moved online and it is even worse at this post covid era,” she stressed.