Nigeria, April 10 -- Ikumapayi Adebanji, a Nigerian game developer, has called on the National Assembly to amend the country's Cybercrimes Act by removing imprisonment penalties from certain provisions.

Mr Adebanyi the call on Thursday during a conversation with PREMIUM TIMES in Abuja.

The developer, who has worked with studios in the United States, Canada, and Saudi Arabia, said the law has been used to target, arrest, and prosecute activists for expressing dissenting opinions.

He argued that the Act appears to be an attempt to silence critics, urging lawmakers to review sections that prescribe jail terms and replace them with alternative penalties.

Mr Adebanji, who was recently honoured by the National Assembly Nigerian Students (NA...