Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- Ikumapayi Adebanji, a Nigerian game developer, has called on the National Assembly to enact dedicated child online safety laws to protect minors from grooming, bullying, and extremist recruitment on gaming apps and other digital platforms.

Mr Adebanji, who has worked with studios in the United States, Canada and Saudi Arabia, said such a law should clearly define what game studios are permitted or prohibited from allowing on their platforms.

He made the call on Tuesday in a conversation with PREMIUM TIMES in Abuja.

"So we need proper laws, not just general laws, but real child online safety laws that tell studios what to allow and what not to allow. The National Assembly should come up with such a law so that a chil...