The Nigerian Police Force Has Arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, The Man Identified As The Originator Of An Ai-Generated Voice Note That Was Widely Circulated Online As a Leaked Recording Of President Bola Tinubu.
Presidential Special Adviser On Information And Strategy, Bayo Onanuga Announced The Arrest In a Post On His Official x Account.
The Arrest Closes a Week-Long Controversy That Began On May 27, 2026, When a Video Of Social Media Activist Martins Vincent Otse, Popularly Known As Verydarkman, Went Viral.
Investigations By Multiple News Organisations, However, Established That Vdm Had Not Posted The Doctored Audio.
Onanuga Had Described The Incident As a Clear Case Of Egregious Abuse Of The Social Media Platform, Drawing Criticism After Fact-Checkers Confirmed Vdm’s Original Video Contained None Of The Fabricated Audio.
Further Details On The Circumstances Of Dennis’s Arrest And The Charges He May Face Were Not Immediately Available At The Time Of Filing This Report.
