Abstract
The internet has become a conduit for terrorism and a dangerous battlefield for states in their quest for the governance of the cyberspace. The unintended consequence of the cyber environment is that there has been a sharp increase in terrorism, warfare and espionage as a result of the many opportunities the internet and electronic devices have afforded perpetrators of crime within the cyberspace. States, international organisations, corporations, as well as high profile individuals have become targets of these spates of
attack. States have come up with both legislative and physical measures to ensure that they combat these forms of criminality within the cyberspace, unfortunately not many
states are achieving much in this area. Nigeria is one of many countries that have been eroded by constant terrorist attacks, and has come up with legislations to tackle the rise
of terrorism and the opportunity availed them by the internet. However, recent indices within our society have shown that a lot of progress has not been made in this area, largely because of our deficiency in the advancement of
technology and lack of will power on the part of
government.
