Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Lere Olayinka, media aide to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, over the alleged unauthorised disclosure of his voter registration information .
The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1272/2026, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 15, 2026 .
The case stems from a May 2026 incident where Olayinka shared screenshots on X showing details of Ike’s voter registration transfer from Imo State to the FCT while questioning his eligibility to contest a House of Representatives seat in Abuja .
Ike, through his lawyer Leonard Adeh, argues that the publication violated his constitutional right to privacy under Section 37 of the 1999 Constitution and the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 . He also contends that INEC failed in its statutory duty to protect voter data from unauthorised access .
INEC previously stated that its database was not hacked, attributing the leak to the misuse of valid internal credentials by authorised personnel .
The actor is seeking N10 billion in aggravated and general damages, an order for Olayinka to remove the post and issue a written apology in national newspapers .
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