LEGAL NOTICE – 2025 CYBERCRIMES ACT NOW IN FORCE … Plus FG Shuts Down Over 13 Million Social Media Accounts for Offensive Contents!!!

The 2025 Cybercrimes Act is now in force!

We find it necessary to bring this to the notice of members of our fold because our church, the Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide, has the largest presence on social media and this includes Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and WhatsApp, amongst others.

This large presence on social media would have transformed into positive power in the hands of C.C.C. W/w, if only our members use their social media handles and platforms to promote the name, image and legacies handed down by our founding father, Saint S.B.J Oshoffa. If that was the case, we would have been atop the ladder amongst the comity of churches worldwide.

But nay! What we see on a daily basis is the practise where members of the fold wash their dirty linens in public, attack, defame and deride personalities including church members and leaders, through their social media handles.

This practice is highly reprehensible!

We therefore sound this note of warning to guide church members and prevent them from digging their own graves through misguided, unprofessional and reckless use of the social media.

Presently, a blogger, notorious for using his platform to cyber bully, cyber stalk, attack, deride and defame members and even the leadership of the church, is cooling his heels at the Ikoyi Prisons.

He was arrested, dragged to the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, and remanded in prison after serially cyber stalking and cyber bullying a USA based Mother Celestial of C.C.C. W/w. If the law takes its full course on this particular blogger, he might end up in jail for reckless use of the internet.

The foregoing is the reason why we sound this note of warning and caution. Use your social media handles and platforms wisely. The social media was created to add value to positive interactions amongst humanity. Not to attack, pull down and destroy fellow human beings.

Be informed that the C.C.C. administration would not stand in the way of the law if any member of the fold violates the law of the land.He who has ears, let him hear…To be forewarned is to be forearmed!

The 2025 Cybercrimes Act is now in force!

Thread cautiously, the floor is slippery … For your benefit, it’s served below:

LEGAL NOTICE – 2025 CYBERCRIMES ACT NOW IN FORCE:

The Federal Government has officially enacted the Cybercrimes Bill into law, meaning all provisions contained in the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) acts are now fully enforceable and binding across the country.

Everyone—especially online users, content creators, and administrators of digital platforms or social media groups—must take note of the following key provisions:

Key Offenses Under the Cybercrimes Act:

1. Unauthorized Access to Devices – Section 3:
   Gaining access to someone else’s phone, computer, or digital device without their permission is a criminal offense.
   🛑 Punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment.
2. Tampering with Data – Section 4:
   Modifying, deleting, obstructing, or interfering with another person’s digital data without lawful authority is illegal.
   🛑 Punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment.
3. Disclosure of Critical Information – Section 5:
   Sharing classified, sensitive, or “critical information infrastructure” with unauthorized persons is a serious offense.
   🛑 Punishable by up to 15 years imprisonment.
4. Recording Private Conversations – Section 10:
   Recording private discussions without proper authorization, even if you are a participant, violates privacy laws.
   🛑 Punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment.
5. Publishing False or Misleading Information – Section 19:
   Spreading fake news or publishing content that is deliberately misleading or deceptive is a criminal act.
   🛑 Punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment.
6. Online Harassment and Abuse – Section 22:
   Posting content that is rude, vulgar, offensive, or indecent, especially with the intent to embarrass or humiliate others, is an offense.
   🛑 Punishable by up to 2 years imprisonment.
7. Inciting Ethnic Hatred or Division – Section 24:
   Attempting to provoke ethnic, religious, or tribal hatred through online or offline statements amounts to domestic terrorism.
   🛑 Punishable by life imprisonment.

Note that if you are an Administrator of a WhatsApp Group, Facebook Page, Telegram Channel, or Any Other Online Community:

You can be held liable for the content shared by members if you knowingly allow illegal content to be posted or fail to moderate appropriately. As such, always monitor your groups, enforce community guidelines, and avoid circulating unverified or inflammatory content.

In this digital age, it is essential to understand and comply with the provisions of the Cybercrimes Act to avoid prosecution. Be responsible with your digital activities, and protect your legal and personal reputation.
Be warned ⚠️

Stay Legally Protected
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

JUST IN!

The federal government has closed down about 13,597,057 social media accounts for offensive content and violations of the code of practice by users of social media platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X, formerly known as Twitter.

The government action was contained in a Code of Practice 2024 Compliance Report submitted to the government by promoters of interactive computer service platforms such as Google, Microsoft and TikTok, among others.

The Code of Practice was issued jointly by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).

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