PERCEPTION OF INCIDENCES OF INTERNET CRIMES AMONG TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENTS’ IN SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA

P. A. Amosun, O. A. Ige, and O. M. Adepoju

Department of Teacher Education

 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

E-mail: amosuns2002@yahoo.com, olugbengaige@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the perceptions of incidences of internet crimes among tertiary institution students’ in South-West, Nigeria. The study was the descriptive type while a survey method was applied. Five hundred and thirty- five (535) male and female students were involved in the study. The instrument used for data collection is Tertiary Students’ Questionnaire on Internet Crime’ (TSQIC). Three research questions were answered in the course of the study. Percentage, Mean, and Standard Deviation were used for data analysis. Results indicated that students are not only aware of, but perpetrate all the twenty-two tested internet crimes. The results also show that tertiary students’ majorly learn internet crimes through dismissed Information Technology experts in other companies or organizations. The study therefore recommended that further studies be conducted in other states in Nigeria to determine the realistic state of university students’ involvement in internet crimes in order to fashion an organized attempt at stemming the tide of internet crime among tertiary institution students’ in Nigeria.

Keywords: Perception; Internet Crime; Tertiary Institution Students’