The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has identified the user account through which a voter record was accessed and disclosed without authorisation, following allegations of a breach involving its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), Malam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, said the Commission's internal audit trail successfully traced the account used to access the specific voter record that was later made public.
The statement was in response to allegations circulating on social media and in sections of the media regarding the purported unauthorised access to the CVR database and the publication of information relating to a candidate who participated in recent political party primaries in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Haruna said the Commission treated the allegations with utmost seriousness and immediately initiated an investigation to establish the facts surrounding the incident.
He explained that authorised INEC Registration Officers engaged in the CVR exercise were granted limited access to designated components of the system strictly for official duties, including the registration of new voters, processing transfer requests, and updating voter records.
According to him, such access was tightly controlled and automatically withdrawn at the conclusion of the exercise.
The Commission disclosed that relevant personnel had already been questioned and that all departments connected to the matter were fully cooperating with ongoing investigations.
Haruna further stated that INEC was examining all technical, administrative and operational aspects of the incident to determine individual responsibility, establish how the credentials were used, and identify any violations of the Commission's internal access-control protocols before appropriate action is taken.
He stressed that the incident did not amount to a compromise of the Commission's wider voter registration infrastructure or the personal data of more than 90 million registered voters nationwide.
“The Commission takes the security, confidentiality and integrity of voter data with the utmost seriousness and remains committed to transparency, institutional integrity, and the protection of voters’ personal information,” Haruna said.
The Commission also revealed that the Department of State Services (DSS) had commenced an independent investigation into the matter, adding that INEC would continue to cooperate fully with all relevant security agencies.
Haruna warned that anyone found culpable would be referred for appropriate legal action.
He urged members of the public and the media to refrain from spreading unfounded speculation while investigations remain ongoing, assuring that the Commission would make its final findings and any consequential actions public in due course.
