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I think one of the ways to curb the online violence especially to women and children is to unify all legislative mechanism that may help to criminalize cyber attacks. For instance, it is impossible to punish cybercrimes in Nigeria because there is no cybercrime prohibitive legislation in Nigeria. This, coupled with the fact that the Nigerian Constitution under section 6(6)(12), provides that one cannot be guilty of an offence which is not defined and the penalty therefore stated in a written law.
This is one of the most serious impediments hampering the effective combat of cybercrimes in Nigeria.There are no internet privcy protection laws in Nigeria. This is very bad. There are a lot other countries that share this predicament with Nigeria especially African and third countries.
Cybercrime attacks in Nigeria have not developed to the point of violence against women and children, however, the threat we face is the use of the internet to perpetrate fraud most especially by youths.
If the countries of the world can effect the unification of cross-border legal enforcements, then i think much the problem may be minimized.