The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it has suspended an electoral officer who was allegedly involved in the leakage of voter’s data of Nollywood actor and politician, Emeka Ike.
The Commission said on Thursday that probes by security agencies and data protection regulators are still ongoing.
This was disclosed by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna during a fireside chat organised by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa, PAACA in Abuja.
The suspension came on the heels of a controversy that trailed the viral internet publication of the voter registration details of actor and politician, Emeka Ike, during the wrangling over a political party primary election in the Federal Capital Territory.
The electoral body said initial findings showed there was no external breach of its ICT infrastructure or compromise of its voter register.
The Commission said the data was accessed using valid credentials issued to officials involved in the ongoing CVR exercise and thereafter disclosed without authorization.
INEC said its audit trail allowed investigators to identify the specific user account used to access the voter record, resulting in the questioning of personnel with access to the system.
