The Threats of Cyber Crimes in Nigeria: Causative factors in Society and Development

Abstract

This review interrogated some causative factors that have influence on the increasing incidences of cybercrimes in Nigeria. It adopted an analytical, theoretical and textual methodological approach to undertake an inventory of the degree of cybercrimes in Nigeria. By adopting an analytical, theoretical and textual methodological approach, it argued that there exist various gaps in Nigeria’s cyber security architecture including the absence of scientific data base and adequate research agencies needed for stemming the erosion of Nigeria’s path to progress due largely to the spectra of cybercrime.