Nigeria, May 4 -- The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have urged President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to repeal Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, citing its use by authorities to harass journalists, bloggers, activists, and critics across Nigeria.

Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Saturday to commemorate World Press Day, Kolawole Oluwadare, deputy director of SERAP, and Iyobosa Uwugiaren, general secretary of the NGE, raised concerns over the continued misuse of the Act particularly Section 24 on cyberstalking by law enforcement agencies to clamp down on dissent and press freedom.

"We urge the Attorney General to advise President Bola Tinu...