PART TEN
PRINCIPLES ON ONLINE CHILD ABUSE & EXPLOITATION
10: 1 Introduction:
i.
The Nigerian Cybersecurity Policy recognizes growing engagement of
the nation’s active young population in cyberspace.
ii.
The resultant impact of this engagement has contributed significantly to
digital knowledge acquisitions and economic empowerment of this
critical segment of the nation’s population.
iii.
Unrestricted access to digital contents, contacts and communications
through Cyberspace has raised new areas of national security concern
on vulnerability, exploitation and abuse especially as it affects this
critical segment of the nation’s population.
iv.
There are growing national concerns on the distribution of digital
content and materials targeted to young population which are making
them vulnerable to cyber-terrorism recruitment, child pornography,
sexual abuse, harassment, exploitation, extremism, violence and
human trafficking resulting into unpleasant outcomes.
10.2 Strategic Areas of Focus:
i. National Cybersecurity Policy will work within the current and future legislative
frameworks to provide countermeasure mechanisms on Online Child Abuse
and Exploitation within the nation’s cyberspace.
ii. The policy provides for a partnership framework for counter-measures
towards safeguarding the safety and security of the Nigeria children online.