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Abstract:
Educational system in Nigeria is said to be in a pitiable situation as cybercrime perpetrators increases daily. This is because the menace has continued to hit and bite hard on the livelihood of Nigerians. Today, many Nigeria students lack reading culture as they turn lackadaisical attitude towards academy and the clamour for materialism which makes cybercrime to be prevalent. The study made use of qualitative and quantitative methods in data collection. Three hundred and ninety-two (392) questionnaires were distributed to respondents in three purposive selected tertiary institutions in Equity state and eleven (11) in-depth interviews were granted. The study revealed that cybercrime is prevalence among students as an overwhelming percentage distribution affirms to it. It further shows that reported case of cybercrime is on daily bases. Also, the study revealed the types of cybercrime perpetrated by students to be internet advance fee fraud. Hence, the study recommends that school management should cooperate with the Law Enforcement Agencies in checkmating the prevalence of the menace among students of the tertiary institutions. Also, there should be adequate technological training for law enforcement agents in forensic department as this will allow more proactive approach to the Law Enforcement Agencies.
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