{
  "id": 17252572,
  "title": "'Name the culprits' – Atiku dares INEC over AI-generated images in voter register",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/name-the-culprits-atiku-dares-inec-over-ai-generated-images-in-voter",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-30T16:06:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/30/name-the-culprits-atiku-dares-inec-over-ai-generated-images-in-voter-register-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) faces mounting backlash over AI-generated images found in their recent voter register. Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, has boldly challenged INEC to reveal the individuals responsible for the irregularities and expose the companies managing the sensitive election materials.\n\nAtiku expressed his outrage in a statement released by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, stating that the electoral body's admission that registration officers introduced the issues was a \"catastrophic failure.\" He demanded that INEC disclose the identities of the contractors involved and provide details about the safeguards governing their work.\n\nINEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, defended the commission through Dr. Lawrence Bayode, the Director of Information and Communication Technology. Dr. Bayode claimed that while INEC is aware of the officers' actions, they remain uncertain about the reasons behind their behavior, deeming it a \"disgraceful evasion.\"\n\nAtiku urged INEC not to hastily rectify the voter register and conceal the evidence. He insisted that the allegation of over 20 million AI-generated images requiring an independent forensic audit be investigated thoroughly. Meanwhile, INEC has pledged to review the register, with Dr. Bayode revealing that registration officers allegedly used their official login credentials to cause the irregularities.",
  "summary": "The controversy surrounding the voter register released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, continues to generate reactions. This comes as the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, dared INEC to name the officers behind the AI-generated images and irregularities in the voter register and expose the companies…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "2027: AI-generated photos cast doubt on voter register, expert warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/2027-ai-generated-photos-cast-doubt-on-voter-register-expert-warns",
        "published": "2026-10-29T11:12:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}