any kidnapped person, to extort from any person firm association or corporation any money or other thing of value; or (c) containing any threat to harm the property or reputation of the addressee or of another or the reputation of a deceased person or any threat to accuse the addressee or any other person of a crime, to extort from any person, firm, association or corporation, any money or other thing of value; Commits a offence under this act and shall be liable on conviction(i) in the case of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this sub-section to imprisonment for a term of ten years and/a minimum fine of N25,000,000.00 and (ii) in the case of paragraph (c) and (d) of this subsection, to imprisonment for a term of 5 years and/or a minimum fine of N15,000,000.00. (3) A Court sentencing or otherwise dealing with a person convicted of an offence under sub sub-section (1) and (2) may also make an order, wchich may for the prupose of protecting the victim of the offence or any other person mentioned in the order from further conduct which (a) Amounts to harassment; or (b) Will cause fear of violence, death or bodily harm; prohibit the defendant from doing anything described/specified in the order. (4) A defendant who does anything which he is prohibited from doing by an order under this section commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to fine of not more than N10,000,000.00 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 3 years or to both such fine and imprisonment. (…)” 88. The Applicant claims that: 89. The provisions of Section 24 of the Cybercrime Act violate Articles 9 of the ACHPR, 19 of the ICCPR and 39 of the Constitution of Nigeria, inasmuch as, on the one hand, 22

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