Saturday, December 7, 2013

SIMPLY WITHDRAW THIS BILL .. WE ARE NOT DEFFICIENT IN ENGLISH : Bill on electronic fraud not to gag Nigerians, says Senator Kaka ... GuradianNews

SENATOR Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka from Ogun State has explained that the bill on electronic fraud and electronic fund transfer now before the National Assembly is not meant to gag Nigerians and the media criticism of the government as being perceived in some quarters.
  The Bill for an Act to Provide for Prohibition and Punishment for Electronic Fraud and Electronic Transfer of Funds in Nigeria And Other Related Matters 2013” being sponsored by Kaka and 31 other senators is reported to be awaiting Third Reading.
  Section 13 subsection 3 of the bill proposes that “anyone who intentionally propagates false information that could threaten the security of the country or that is capable of inciting the general public against the government through electronic message shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction shall be sentenced to seven years imprisonment or N5 million (fine).”
  Kaka said there is nothing in the bill to suggest an attempt to gag Nigerians.
The senator said: “The provisions in the bill are proposals to ensure the cyber space is positively utilised for the economic and social development and growth of the nation.
  “It is an individual bill with clear intent to provide for the prohibition and punishment for all fraudulent electronic transactions and electronic funds transfer crimes in Nigeria and other related matters.”
  He said members of the public sitting at the Senate Joint committee are expected to reshape the bill by way of contributions, criticism and discussions to further enrich it before it becomes a law.
  “Therefore any unacceptable clause(s) in the proposed bill shall be expunged, re-worded, or replaced to make the bill acceptable to the generality of Nigerians.”
  He therefore called on Nigerians to participate in the process in order to arrive at a law that would serve the interest of everyone.

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