{
  "id": 17207239,
  "title": "How AI-generated photos entered INEC voter register — ICT director",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/how-ai-generated-photos-entered-inec-voter-register-ict-director-17207239",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/how-ai-generated-photos-entered-inec-voter-register-ict-director/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has determined that the presence of potentially AI-generated photos in its preliminary voter register can be traced back to irregularities allegedly caused by some registration officers who had access to the registration system. Dr Lawrence Bayode, INEC's Director of Information and Communication Technology, revealed this during an interview on Arise Television. He explained that these officers, while not all of them, used their login credentials to introduce questionable records into the database.\n\nBayode disclosed that INEC discovered these irregularities using its Automated Biometric Identification System during their examination of the registration records. He stated that some of the photographs were generated using AI while others were due to poor registration practices. He added that while they knew how some irregularities occurred, they were unsure why the officers involved introduced them.",
  "summary": "INEC’s ICT director explains that some registration officers used their access to introduce AI-generated and other irregular photos into the voter register Read More: https://punchng.com/how-ai-generated-photos-entered-inec-voter-register-ict-director/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "INEC under fire for alleged AI-generated voter photos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/inec-under-fire-for-alleged-ai-generated-voter-photos",
        "published": "2026-10-27T10:11:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "‘This isn’t the final certified copy’, INEC reacts to alleged AI-generated photographs on voters’ register",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/this-isnt-the-final-certified-copy-inec-reacts-to-alleged-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:10:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}