Nigeria voter data leak probe

The Nigeria — Nigeria Police Force>>> has launched an investigation into the alleged unauthorized access and leakage of classified voter information from the database of the Nigeria — Independent National Electoral Commission>>> (INEC). This probe led to the arrest of an INEC official and the interrogation of Lere Olayinka>>>, media aide to Nyesom Wike>>>. The controversy began after Lere Olayinka>>> shared screenshots on social media purportedly showing details of Emeka Ike>>>'s voter registration transfer. INEC has denied a major hack, stating the disclosure resulted from the misuse of legitimate internal access credentials by an authorized official. The detained electoral officer reportedly contacted Lere Olayinka>>> via Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp to provide documents. The United States — United States Department of State>>> has also initiated a separate investigation, and police are considering charges against both the INEC official and Lere Olayinka>>> for criminal conspiracy, cyber-related offenses, and unlawful disclosure of classified information.