We’re reworking cybercrime law — Senate
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, Senator Shuaibu Afolabi Salisu, says the Senate is currently reviewing the National Cybercrime Law as part of efforts to curb rising insecurity and technology-driven offences across the country.
Salisu disclosed this in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while speaking with journalists shortly after the induction of new members, vice patrons, and the inauguration of the new executive of the Abeokuta Sports Club 1904, led by President Alhaji Taoheed Awodele.
The senator representing Ogun Central reiterated the National Assembly’s commitment to working closely with the government and security agencies to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges. He noted that the Senate recently held a security engagement session in the South West and plans to extend similar consultations to all geopolitical zones.
“As I speak with you, we are reworking a new National Cybersecurity Law. We are going to repeal the existing law and enact a new one,” he said.
Salisu stressed the critical role of technology in crime prevention and security operations, noting that “there is hardly any crime today without a technological input, from making phone calls to committing fraud.” He added that the government is intensifying efforts to ensure digital infrastructure reaches all parts of the country, saying, “It is only when every part of this country is covered, particularly with broadband technology, that we can fully deploy technology to govern the currently ungoverned spaces.”
The lawmaker also urged the Abeokuta Sports Club and similar social organisations to play a role in leadership recruitment by offering guidance and civic insight. “Clubs like this should help provide clarity, to distinguish what is good in the long and short term and what is politically motivated. They are to serve as a repository of knowledge, helping policymakers shape and refine public policy,” he said.
Also speaking at the event, the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engr. Noimot Salako Oyedele, charged the new leadership of the club to pursue impact, progress, harmony, and new possibilities, stating that “leadership is about leaving things better than you met them.” In his remarks, the new President of the club, Alhaji Taoheed Awodele, pledged to lead with integrity, transparency, and commitment over the next two years, and announced plans to construct modern swimming pools, complete the tennis house, upgrade the five a side soccer pitch and gallery, and execute other infrastructure projects.