President Bola Tinubu administration on Thursday said the man who created and circulated a fake voice note attributed to the president has been arrested.
Bayo Onanuga, spokesperson for the president, announced the arrest of Ifechukwu Dennis in a post on X on Thursday in Benin City, Edo State.
“The IGP crack team has arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, who originated the fake voice that he passed on to his gullible targets as President Tinubu’s voice,†Mr Onanuga said.
The presidential spokesperson said, “Dennis was arrested in Benin. The police will issue an official statement.â€
The fake Tinubu audio surfaced online last week, sparking a reaction from the presidency.
In the fake audio, Mr Tinubu allegedly vowed to win the 2027 election at all costs.
The audio also featured a doctored video of Marthin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, superimposed to make it appear as if VDM leaked the audio.
After the audio went viral last week, Mr Onanuga falsely accused VDM of being its mastermind, calling for his arrest.
However, his announcement on Thursday contradicted his earlier call for VDM’s arrest.
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