Atiku accuses INEC of shielding officials behind voter register fraud

By Luminous Jannamike
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of concealing evidence and shielding officials implicated in irregularities in the voter register, warning that the scandal threatens the credibility of the 2027 general elections.
Atiku said INEC’s admission that AI-generated images and other irregularities had entered the register through registration officers exposed a grave failure of leadership and safeguards at the electoral body, raising fresh questions about the integrity of the database on which millions of Nigerians depend to exercise their franchise.
In a statement by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strat...