Police Buy New Tools to Catch Fake Videos and Voices Ahead of 2027

(Nigeria Police Force. Photo by The Sun Nigeria)

The Nigeria Police Force says it bought new computer tools that can spot fake videos, cloned voices and other AI made tricks almost everytime

Assistant Commissioner of Police Bashir Abdullahi, speaking for the Inspector General of Police, made the claim at a webinar organised by Media Foundation on Wednesday.

He warned that AI made videos, photos and audio could show candidates or election officials saying things they never said.

Voice cloning could also be used to fake endorsements, threats or false announcements.

As an example, he pointed to two photos of a rally in a southern state, one showing an empty stadium and another showing a crowd well over the venue's capacity of about 30,000.

Abdullahi said the Police Cybercrime Centre will be responsible for tracing who started false information and checking whether it is real.

He said one person has already been arrested over false claims about a political candidate from the South South.

also called on citizens to check information on trusted sources before sharing it, and said the police will work with the National Broadcasting Commission, media groups and civil society on the problem.