June 2, 2026
By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that one of its staff members with legitimate access to its Continuous Voter Registration CVR database is now at the centre of an investigation into the unauthorised disclosure of a voter record belonging to a candidate in a recent party primary in the Federal Capital Territory FCT.
INEC confirmed the development on Tuesday in a statement signed by National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, after allegations of a database compromise swept across social media and sections of the press.
According to the electoral umpire, the Department of State Services DSS is also now running a parallel probe into the breach.
