The study that interviewed 3,622 students in selected SHSs in the region, also found out that 866 students who experienced romance scam involving sex posted sexual contents online.
The challenge, which is part of the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, aimed at promoting cyber safety and awareness among high school students in the country. The participating schools were categorised into four zones namely, the Northern, Middle, Eastern and Southern zones, and winners from each group would compete against each other to qualify for the finals.
He said the NCC would be an annual rallying point for high school students across the country to compete in exciting exercises demonstrating their knowledge on how to stay safe online and avoid conflicting with the law.