The presidency has vowed to ensure that social media critic Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VDM, faces prosecution for allegedly sharing an AI-generated audio clip purportedly featuring President Bola Tinubu.
According to reports, an X user identified as @Pious_minister pointed out that the audio used in one of VDM’s videos was artificially generated.
The controversial audio allegedly featured a voice resembling President Tinubu saying that insecurity in Nigeria would persist because Nigerians did not vote for him during the 2023 presidential election.
Reacting on Wednesday, presidential media aide Bayo Onanuga condemned the circulation of the clip, describing it as a serious misuse of social media platforms.
In a post shared on his official X handle, Onanuga said VDM should face the full weight of the law for allegedly disseminating false content about the president.
“This VDM needs to face the weight of the law for being the conveyor and disseminator of a fake audio of President Tinubu,” he wrote.
He added, “This is a clear case of an egregious abuse of the social media platform.”
