INEC Probes Unauthorised Access, Disclosure of Information from CVR Database

•Insists no external breach of CVR database, no hacking incident

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation regarding the alleged unauthorised access to the Commission’s Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database and the subsequent publication of information on a candidate in the recent primaries of a political party in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Recall that Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, had shared the personal data of Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike from the portal of the Commission.