Emeka Ike, a Nollywood actor, has lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Lere Olayinka, media aide to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over alleged breach of personal data.
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1272/2026, was filed at the federal high court in Abuja on Monday, June 15.
BACKGROUND
In May, Olayinka shared screenshots on X, showing details of Ike’s voter registration transfer from Imo state to the nation’s capital city.
TheFCT minister’s media aide posted the information — which appeared to have been obtained from a restricted administrative portal of the INEC — while questioning the actor’s eligibility to contest a house of representatives’ seat in Abuja following his recent primary activities.
The post sparked outrage, with many Nigerians accusing Olayinka of gaining unauthorised access to a password-protected backend system meant only for INEC officials.
Subsequently, INEC dismissed claims
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