Before di 2027 general elections for Nigeria, experts talk say Artificial Intelligence fit help di Independent National Electoral Commission detect duplicate voter registrations and make di voters' register strong.

Wen dem talk to The PUNCH before di PUNCH Media Foundation webinar on AI wey dey come, di experts also warn say fake notice wey announce say voting don postpone fit make people no come out to vote.

Di warning come after di Ekiti State incident wey AI-generated image of voters circulate on social media.

Make we remember say during di June 20, 2026 governorship election for di state, one image wey suppose show voters dey queue to sell their votes go viral.

But fact-checkers for di Centre for Democracy and Development conclude say na AI generate am.
Anoda image circulate as evidence of massive voter turnout for Ado-Ekiti, but analysis by di Nigerian Fact-checkers' Coalition show say na AI generate am.

Last week, INEC talk say their biometric system flag 268,000 records over suspected AI-generated photographs and other irregularities.

Di commission further admit say internal and field registration officers use their authorised login credentials to put di AI images and other irregularities inside di voters' register.

INEC also acknowledge say some genuine photographs wey voters submit, dem enhance am digitally using AI-powered phone applications.

Wen e dey give more details on di figures, INEC Director of Information and Communication Technology, Dr Lawrence Bayode, tell The PUNCH say di system flag 268,000 records but e no talk how many dem don review.

Bayode talk say di Automated Biometric Identification System go flag multiple and underage registrations, among others, and add say, "Human Adjudication exercise go remove dem. Those wey we don see, we dey clean dem up."

But e clarify say photographs wey dem enhance with artificial intelligence no go automatically make dem exclude di voters wey e affect, and e distinguish between genuine photographs wey dem improve with AI applications and images wey artificial intelligence generate completely.

"Those wey we know say na di AI on di phone help enhance their pictures; we no fit exclude such people because na di AI on di phone do am.

"Such people go still dey on di register, but those AI-generated photographs, all of dem, we go remove. We dey already look at dem," e talk.

INEC ICT Director assure voters say dem go use ABIS to detect underage voters and multiple voting, and e urge Nigerians to verify information on di commission media platforms.