The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the chairman of the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC), Mr. Adedayo Oketola, Monday mentioned a purported X account attributed to the fee’s chairman, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, was pretend and a part of a coordinated disinformation marketing campaign.
In a press release issued in Abuja, Mr. Oketola mentioned a complete forensic investigation had established that the INEC chairman didn’t function any private X account, including that each one posts, replies, and screenshots linking him to the deal with @joashamupitan had been fraudulent and technically inconceivable.
The controversy, in line with the CPS, started on April 10, 2026, when viral social media posts alleged that the chairman made a partisan remark – “Victory is bound” – in response to a different consumer.
Oketola famous that the claims had been accompanied by screenshots and purported digital data, together with electronic mail, cellphone quantity, and {bank} verification knowledge, which had been extensively circulated as proof.
Nonetheless, Mr. Oketola mentioned investigations carried out by the fee, alongside impartial cybersecurity consultants revealed that the claims had been completely false.
“The forensic proof is complete, multi-sourced, and unambiguous. The posts attributed to Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan on X are fabricated. The account is a transparent case of impersonation,” he mentioned.
Offering additional particulars, the CPS added that timestamp evaluation uncovered clear manipulation, noting that the alleged reply was posted 13 minutes earlier than the unique tweet it purportedly responded to, an incidence he described as “bodily inconceivable on any digital platform.”
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