The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is facing criticism over irregularities in the voters’ register after citizens flagged duplicate entries and suspected AI-generated photographs.
The electoral umpire published an updated register of voters on Monday, following calls for broader public access ahead of the 2027 general election.
Hours later, citizens began raising concerns about discrepancies in the data.
Screenshots shared by social media users showed entries from a polling unit in Etsako West LGA of Edo state with photographs suspected to have been generated by AI.
There were also allegations of duplicate entries on the register.
One social media user said while registering for a permanent voter card, the system flagged a duplicate record bearing the same name, date of birth, state and national identification number (NIN) as theirs, but with a different photograph, gender and LGA.
An INEC official allegedly attributed the duplicate record to coincidence, despite both entries bearing the same NIN.
Some citizens were also said to have identified their deceased family members on the voters’ register.
INEC has yet to respond to the concerns.
Here are more reactions:
BREAKING: INEC CAUGHT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BOTS(AI BOTS) IMAGES AS VOTERS IN VOTER REGISTER
Wonders shall never end. INEC has followed in the footsteps of the APC by generating fake voters with AI.
This is why they refused to release the voters’ register until we called them out.
This is exactly why Tinubu is not planning to campaign across the country, because INEC has already created Fake votes for him.
Nigerians, WAKE UP, these outdated criminals have been EXPOSED; don’t stay silent!
— Emir Sirdam (@EmirSirdam) October 27, 2026
This is how INEC wants to run the 2027 election and opposition are looking
Duplicate as many names as possible for multiple voting, flood the register with AI information.
This is advanced level vote layering. https://t.co/hUftov3AhE
— Morris Monye (@Morris_Monye) October 27, 2026
Dear @inecnigeria can you explain why you have AI Generated images on the INEC Register in polling units in Ward 11, Etsako West LG, Edo State.
We want explanation.
Who infused AI generated images in the register?
who did the capturing?
Who collected their pvcs if they have been collected?
We want answers!!!!!
@PeterObi @AishaYesufu @mrUmanu_Elijah @ARISEtv @channelstv @CNN @BBCWorld @AmnestyNigeria @YIAGA @ace_democracy
— Decosule (@SuleDeco) October 26, 2026
Nigerians, there is fire on the mountain!
After weeks of dragging INEC to publish the voters’ register, they have finally unlocked it on their website. But guess what? There are over millions of duplicated voters with the same picture, the same NIN, but different voter numbers. Some people can even identify their family members who died over eight years ago still listed on the website.
What a useless waste of resources.
You remember when the APC was moving mad, sharing rice and collecting people’s voter card numbers and NINs? This is what they achieved with it. What does this mean? For instance, in a polling unit of 2,000 voters, AI can record 10,000 voters using the rest of the duplicate data.
INEC is a fraud. Amupitan has instigated revolution and chaos in this country.
— Felix (@felixherbt) October 27, 2026
When INEC first announced it would start using AI, most people brushed it off as nonsense. Take a hard look at these images though the signs of AI generation are hard to miss.
We should get ready for serious pushback this time. @inecnigeria is the one forcing the issue. They’ve already picked their side, and it’s not with ordinary citizens. INEC isn’t likely to act fairly until it actually feels the weight of public pressure.
INEC WANTS TO SET THIS COUNTRY ON FIRE..
NIGERIANS TAG @inecnigeria TO EXPLAIN THIS ABOMINATION..
WE HAVE TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE ABOUT THIS TERRIBLE ABOMINATION..
— BLESSED 🥷 (@Dee_9889) October 27, 2026
The only reason an institution like @inecnigeria would create voter records for AI personas is to enable potential vote dumping and manipulate results while an election is still ongoing. What other justification could there be? This is becoming scary. https://t.co/gbhFsm2Luk