Lande alleged that he is being blackmailed with a demand of N5 million to stop the release of the fabricated clip.
Actor and content creator Ijoba Lande has cried out on Instagram alleging that he's being blackmailed with an AI-generated video allegedly depicting him in a compromising situation with the wife of a senator.
He took to his Instagram page to raise the alarm.
Lande alleged that he is being blackmailed with a demand of N5 million to stop the release of the fabricated clip.
He denied the allegations, stressing that the video is fake and calling for urgent regulation of artificial intelligence in Nigeria to prevent similar cases of digital blackmail.
Lande lamented that the video had been circulated among his contacts and benefactors, casting doubts on his character and threatening his career.
He said, “I’m calling on the Nigerian government to act fast on the use of AI to create videos. If not regulated, it will cause a lot of damage in this country.
“Someone sent me a video and threatened me. In the video, I was naked and in bed with a married woman.
“I’m not the one in that video, but the person is threatening me and demanding ₦5 million. If you are the one behind it, just delete it. I am not the person in it.
“What do you gain from ruining people’s lives? The video I complained about a few days ago is already causing me problems.
“They are now sending the video to my benefactors, and some of them don’t seem to believe it isn’t me. I don’t even understand how the video was made.
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“I found out that the woman in the video is married to a senator, and several people have been sending it to me.
“Please, if you receive the video, delete it immediately and don’t forward it to me. The person in the video isn’t me. I’m not a kid, I would know if I was intimate with someone. And to the person who created that video, I hand you over to God.”