GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT
The study was to investigate the effect of cybercrime on the educational system of Nigeria.
Cybercrimes commonly committed by students include: hacking, unauthorized and illegal
access to bank accounts, identity theft, phishing, spoofing, unauthorized reading of emails,
desktop counterfeiting, pornography, cyber harassment, fraudulent conversion of property,
chat room conspiracy, sending computer viruses, plagiarism, phreaking, and downloading
unauthorized data. The study has fully shown that students' involvement in cybercrime has
been necessitated for diverse reasons. If properly contained, it will have a positive effect on
the nation. The government, family, and students all have a vital role to play in this contest.
Collective action could better the interests of future existence, regain international
reputation, and promote the nation's economy. The perpetrators of cybercrime are not
farfetched; they are our brothers, friends, colleagues, distant relatives, and neighbours who
can be tamed under appropriate circumstances with the right and positive communication,
orientation, education, and empowerment. The study concluded that cybercrime poses a great
risk to the economy and therefore the need to institute an effective risk management system
and enhance the capacity to carry out forensic investigations to tackle it. Also, collaborative
efforts of governments, corporate entities and the citizenry could play a vital role in checking
cybercrime. One of the recommendations made was that the government should strengthen its
security agencies, loaded with the difficult responsibility of fighting cybercrimes in Nigeria.
KEYWORDS: Effect, Cybercrime, Educational System and Nigeria