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The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened a full investigation after personal voter information belonging to Nollywood actor and political aspirant Emeka Ike was publicly disclosed from its restricted Continuous Voter Registration database.
The data was posted on social media by Lere Olayinka, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, shortly after Ike contested the Nigeria Democratic Congress primaries for a House of Representatives seat in the FCT.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, INEC said it has traced the specific user account through an audit of the system’s access logs. National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, confirmed the information was accessed using valid internal credentials issued to personnel participating in the ongoing nationwide voter registration exercise, but released without authority. The Commission emphasised there was no external hacking, no breach of its broader CVR infrastructure – which holds records of more than 90 million registered voters – and the incident was limited to a single voter record.
INEC said relevant personnel have been questioned and all units connected to the matter are cooperating fully. It is examining technical, administrative and operational factors to establish exactly how the credentials were used and whether internal access control protocols were breached. The Department of State Services has launched its own independent investigation, and INEC said it will cooperate fully and refer any culpable individuals for prosecution.
The leaked material included Ike’s voter application number, registration centre, voter identification number and profile photograph. Olayinka posted screenshots on his X account on or around May 30, noting that Ike had transferred his registration from Imo State to the FCT on May 15 and questioning aspects of his candidacy. Ike has described the disclosure as a privacy violation by a government official and has threatened legal action against Olayinka.
INEC stressed that authorised registration officers receive strictly controlled, time-limited access to specific parts of the CVR platform solely for registering new voters, processing transfers and updating records. That access is withdrawn once the exercise ends. The Commission further urged the public and media to avoid speculation while investigations continue and said it would provide updates on its final findings and any disciplinary or legal measures taken.
The incident has raised fresh concerns about the security of voter data and the potential for political misuse of official systems. For now, INEC is treating the matter as an internal breach of protocol rather than a systemic failure. It has reassured Nigerians that the vast majority of voter data remains secure and that the ongoing registration exercise continues uninterrupted.
The outcome of both INEC’s internal probe and the DSS investigation will be closely watched by political parties, civil society and ordinary voters who rely on the integrity of the electoral roll.
