The Nigerian Police Force has apprehended Ifechukwu Dennis, who has been identified as the creator of an AI-generated voice note that falsely portrayed President Bola Tinubu. The arrest was confirmed by Bayo Onanuga, the Presidential Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, through a post on his official X account. This development comes after a week of controversy sparked by a viral video featuring social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, which included manipulated audio suggesting inflammatory statements attributed to Tinubu. Investigations revealed that the doctored audio was not posted by VDM, and the presidency had initially sought legal action against him, despite fact-checkers confirming the original content did not contain the fabricated remarks. Further information regarding the specifics of Dennis's arrest and potential charges is yet to be disclosed.
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