Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- Nigeria's electoral commission, INEC, said it has identified 54 persons across 10 states who allegedly manipulated the voter registration procedures and contributed to irregularities in the preliminary register of voters, including AI-generated profiles.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, said a technical assessment of the voters register revealed instances in which some registration personnel deliberately circumvented established procedures and abused provisions designed for exceptional registration circumstances, including those for persons with disabilities.

Mr Amupitan, a professor, said the affected records had been identified, reviewed, and corrected, while the per...