New Cyberstalking Act risks repeating Decree 4 in the digital age

    Ogie Eboigbe | YSOT | Feb 18, 2026    
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Nigeria’s cyberstalking law, contained in Section 24 of the Cybercrimes Act, may have become one of the most controversial statutes of the country’s democratic era. Although framed as a mechanism to protect citizens from harassment, threats, and malicious digital communication, its application has increasingly raised serious concerns about freedom of expression, press freedom, and the politicisation of law enforcement.

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