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Dehumanisation means to disinherit human qualities of a person or group of persons, such as compassion, respect, individuality, and empathy. It is an aggressive behaviour which offends people's dignity. Dehumanisation is often considered a phenomenon associated with conflict and war. However, prominent twenty-first-century cases of robbery, rape, abduction, human trafficking, and particularly, the atrocities that take place in cyberspace through digital technologies have suggested otherwise. The inventions of digital technologies have brought remarkable progress in human society in numerous ways, ranging from education, entertainment, information, business and commerce. Along with these rewards, however, digital technologies bring a diverse range of risks and harms to individuals, institutions and states. In Nigeria, some unscrupulous people are using digital technologies for their sinister acts. A significant and growing threat of digital technologies to humanity is cybercrime. This research through critical analysis and expository methods investigates the dehumanising impact of cybercrime on individuals, businesses, and the country at large. Keywords: cybercrime, dehumanisation, digital technologies, Nigeria.