The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended an electoral officer fingered in the voter data leak of Nollywood actor, Mr. Emeka Ike.
This was dis on Thursday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna.
He said that investigations by security agencies and data protection regulators are still ongoing.
Haruna during a fireside chat organised by the Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa, PAACA, in Abuja revealed that the suspension came weeks after the voter registration details of Emeka Ike surfaced online during a dispute linked to a political party primary election in the Federal Capital Territory.
The electoral body said preliminary findings showed there was no external breach of its ICT infrastructure or compromise of its voter register.
The Commission further explained that the data was allegedly accessed using valid credentials assigned to officials involved in the ongoing CVR exercise and subsequently disclosed without authorisation.
INEC said its audit trail enabled investigators to identify the specific user account used to access the voter record, leading to the questioning of personnel with access to the system.
