Country
Nigeria

Source
Article: FUOYE Journal of Engineering and Technology. vol. 1. p37-42.

Title
Cybercrimes in Nigeria: Analysis, Detection and Prevention, Omodunbi, Bolaji & Odiase, P. & Olaniyan, Olatayo & Esan, Adebimpe. (2016)

About
Dated September 2016| Causes of Cyber crime in Nigeria were stated as being: Unemployment - 20million graduates have no gainful employment | Quest for wealth - cyber crime is easy money v's working your way up. | Lack of strong cyber laws - and enforcements? | Lack of security on (personal) computers any IOT device (= lack of awareness/acknowledgement of the risk) results of survey were: 88% of students surveyed had been victims of Phishing scams | 81% had participated in DATA theft - Data and air time theft - but didn't see it as a crime. | 62% admitted BVN scams - though paper didn't say how | 22% admitted using the internet for piracy | 34% admitted stalking - though didn't say if the students were the victims or the stalkers!? | 28% admitted Plagiarism - again didn't say if the students were the victims or the plagiarists! | 9% of students used the internet for Porn

Key findings
Conclusion of article: wasn't extensive | Concluded that the youths / population needed better welfare, better paid jobs, to be empowered | Cybercrime seen as an activity for survival

Website
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320411102_Cybercrimes_in_Nigeria_Analysis_Detection_and_Prevention