CYBER CRIME IN NIGERIA: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT It is surprising seeing the country, Nigeria, which is bound with plenty mineral and human resources, to be living object poverty. Instead of using the resources for the benefit of all, it is only a selected view that are using it for their selfish interest. The technological revolution of the world that have seen man, the bow and arrow user, during hunting and gathering period to man the user of microchips computer. This has provided an alternative for the few among the poverty shrink people who are desperate to get to the top. This is technological crime called CYBER CRIME, has become a social phenomenon which sociologists must look into. In this paper, an historical preview of the Nigeria nation shall be examined after the introduction with definition and classification of crime between them. Likewise theoretical analysis of the cause, perception and effect of this social reality will be examine before proffering a solution to this menace after which, we shall conclude the ...