The Grassroots Mobilisation Initiative has warned that Nigeria could face fresh security challenges if urgent steps are not taken to curb the growing spread of artificial intelligence-driven fake news, deepfakes and other forms of digital disinformation.
The group said the increasing use of sophisticated technologies to forge official documents, clone the voices of public officials and create convincing fake videos poses a serious threat to national security, social cohesion and public trust in institutions.
In a statement issued on Friday, GMI National Coordinator Samaila Musa, expressed concern that disinformation campaigns are becoming more coordinated and technologically advanced, making it increasingly difficult for citizens to distinguish between genuine information and fabricated content.
According to him, Nigeria is already grappling with insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and communal conflicts, and cannot afford the additional burden of misinformation capable of inciting panic, violence and distrust.
“What we are seeing today is no longer just the
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