Internet crime can be defined as unlawful acts using the computer as either a tool or a target or both. Internet networks are used positively to conduct businesses, manage industrial and governmental activities, engage in personal communications, and conduct research. Also, certain confidential information is stored or passed through the medium of the internet. Credit cards containing information of users are used as the major means of buying and selling on the internet. Information infrastructure has become a critical part of the backbone of global economies; therefore, it is imperative that the general public be able to rely on the availability of such informational services with confidence that their communications and data are safe from unauthorized access or modification. It then becomes important for these and other information to be more secured. However, the speed of the internet, its affordability, and its elimination of distance make the internet the hotbed of crimes globally. Cybercrime growth has skyrocketed in recent times, especially in Nigeria; hence, the need for immediate action by law makers to stem the tide. This research, therefore, examines the adequacy or otherwise of the Nigerian legal framework in checking crimes being perpetrated using the internet as a platform with a view to making useful suggestions.

互联网犯罪可以定义为使用计算机作为工具或目标或两者兼而有之的非法行为。积极地使用Internet网络开展业务，管理工业和政府活动，进行个人通讯以及进行研究。而且，某些机密信息是通过Internet介质存储或传递的。包含用户信息的信用卡被用作在互联网上买卖的主要手段。信息基础设施已成为全球经济骨干的重要组成部分。因此，至关重要的是，公众必须能够依靠此类信息服务的可用性，并确信其通信和数据可以防止未经授权的访问或修改。因此，变得更加重要的是，这些信息和其他信息必须得到保护。但是，互联网的速度，其可负担性以及它消除了距离，使互联网成为了全球犯罪的温床。最近，网络犯罪的数量猛增，尤其是在尼日利亚。因此，立法者需要立即采取行动以遏制潮流。因此，本研究研究了尼日利亚法律框架在以互联网为平台检查正在实施的犯罪方面是否适当，以期提出有用的建议。