- The Nigeria Police have arrested a suspect accused of creating the AI-generated presidential audio that was falsely attached to a video by VeryDarkMan, clarifying that the manipulated recording did not originate from the social media personality.
- The announcement has sparked mixed reactions online, with some Nigerians praising the investigation while others questioned the police’s priorities and called for greater focus on tackling insecurity.
The Nigeria Police Force has announced a breakthrough in its investigation into the viral AI-generated audio falsely attributed to President Bola Tinubu, confirming the arrest of a suspect allegedly responsible for creating and circulating the manipulated recording.
According to the police, the suspect, identified as Ifechukwu Dennis, allegedly generated the fake presidential voice note using artificial intelligence and superimposed it on an original video posted by social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).
Authorities said investigations revealed that the doctored audio did not originate from VeryDarkMan but was later added to his video before being widely circulated online. The police said investigations are ongoing to identify other individuals connected to the incident.
The development has generated mixed reactions across social media, with many Nigerians expressing differing opinions on the police investigation.
Reacting, @Yung4XL wrote, “This post made me understand that blue mark verification doesn’t justify senses, most of the people commenting on this post no get single sense of comprehension like this, omo it is well o.”
Questioning the interpretation of the police statement, @Olaibi_RN commented, “‘Cybercrime syndicates linked to the fake presidential audio linked to VDM’ bawo? That was not was said in the video ooo!”
Criticising the police’s priorities, @Marcelxspace wrote, “lol nonsense but bandit dey forest dey post video and evidence of there activities nothing has been done yet.”
Sharing another view, @ayomide_dblack said, “Lobatan 🤣🤣🤣he done try dey do over sabi to all cases in Nigeria by disturbing so many rich people now it is turn to go jail 🤣.”
Also reacting, @66xh468sn7Uche wrote, “They can’t uncover headsmen sponsors and go for them. This shows they are terrorist government.”
Offering a different perspective, @movementHAL commented, “It never reach that silly black boy. When it reaches him you will all know. But this will caution him for now. Knowing that the people they’re rolling together are criminals. That is why they want unrest in the country to continue their anarchy.”
@the_tims001 added, “This is the only thing they take seriously in this country. Other things they are supposed to prioritize, they’ll run away from it.”
Similarly, @ProjectFalconi wrote, “Yet, police cannot uncover sponsors of terrorism.”
Defending the announcement, @AfolabiKor38225 said, “You people should listen and stop disgracing yourself.”
While @ClasicalMedia99 simply wrote, “Good job.”
Calling for legal action, @WOkene added, “Prosecution should follow immediately.”
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