Law teachers seek stricter terrorism, cyber laws

The Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) has called for stricter enforcement of terrorism and cyber laws in the country in view of the global upsurge in the two crime areas.  In a communique signed by the President of NALT and its secretary, Prof Godwin Okeke and Dr Ikenga Oraegbunam respectively, at the end of […]

The Nigerian Association of Law Teachers (NALT) has called for stricter enforcement of terrorism and cyber laws in the country in view of the global upsurge in the two crime areas.

 In a communique signed by the President of NALT and its secretary, Prof Godwin Okeke and Dr Ikenga Oraegbunam respectively, at the end of its 50th annual conference, held in Awka, Anambra State, the body decried the spate of crime in the country.

It noted that corruption was the primary cause for the inability of the state to transmit and leverage development to its people.

The association said law teachers had professional responsibility to redefine the philosophy of law and its underpinnings with a view to fashioning out laws and institutions that would deliver on quick and fair dispensation of justice that would reflect societal abhorrence of corruption.

The communique states, “Given the global upsurge in terrorism and organised crimes, it is necessary to strictly enforce the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013, and design policy measures of synergy between Nigeria and other international anti-terrorist organisations in collaborative exchange programmes.

“Given the changing nature of technology, it is recommended that cyber security law should move along lines dictated by cyber policy as formulated by government to cover new areas of threat.

“Therefore, the cyber act should be amended to make provision for gap filling through executive or administrative orders as the need arises.”