from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, NigeriaNigeria BureauLAGOS, (CAJ News) - YOUTH are outraged at the establishment of a so-called Cyber Crime Action Committee by a Nigerian state, purportedly to curb fake news and cyber crime. They argue the move is to gag freedom of speech, particularly among the media and opposition. Such a committee has
The Congress of Progressive Youth (COPY) has described the recent announcement of the Cyber Crime Action Committee by the Osun State Government as an attempt to stifle the press and trample on the fundamental rights of freedom of speech. Osun State Government had announced its decision to set up a Cyber Crime Action Committee to give effect to relevant provisions of the law concerning cybercrimes, cyberbullying and deliberate online false news.