The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced a thorough investigation to establish the facts surrounding the leaked voter data of Emeka Ike, circulating on social media.
It started after Lere Olayinka, media aide to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, reportedly shared screenshots online containing Ike’s voter registration details.
The Commission said the Department of State Services (DSS) has commenced an independent investigation into the matter.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Mohammed Kudu Haruna, assured the public that INEC will continue to cooperate fully with all relevant security agencies
Haruna said the Commission will not hesitate to refer any person found culpable to appropriate legal action. This was disclosed in a statement issued via INEC X handle @inecnigeria on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Speaking on the outcome of the investigation so far, the INEC official said: “The audit trail from the preliminary investigation has enabled the Commission to identify the user account through which the information was accessed. Accordingly, relevant personnel have been questioned, and all units connected with the incident are cooperating fully with the investigation.”
The statement further revealed that: “Preliminary findings from the Commission’s audit trail so far, however, indicate that there was no external breach of the CVR database, no hacking incident, and no unauthorised external access to the Commission’s ICT infrastructure.
Rather, the information in question was accessed through valid user credentials assigned to personnel participating in the ongoing CVR exercise but released without authority.”
Haruna urged members of the public and the media to disregard unfounded speculations while investigations remain ongoing.
