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.  

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