SERAP Urges Tinubu To Order Probe Into AI-Generated Photos, Suspected Manipulation Of INEC Voter Register
2026-11-01
Sahara Reporters
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to order an independent investigation into suspected AI-generated photographs and manipulation of personal data in Nigeria's preliminary voter register. The incident raises concerns over data protection, privacy violations, and electoral integrity, prompting demands for urgent government action.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The presence of AI-generated photographs in the voter register directly implicates AI systems in the manipulation of personal data, which threatens the constitutional right to privacy and the right to participate in elections. The event involves the use or misuse of AI systems leading to potential violations of human rights and harm to communities by undermining electoral integrity. The harm is not merely potential but has been observed and acknowledged by INEC, making this an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information. The event does not describe a beneficial use or unrelated news, and the focus is on the harm caused or likely caused by AI-generated manipulations in a critical public infrastructure (voter register).[AI generated]