Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has said the man accused of creating an AI-generated audio that cloned the voice of President Bola Tinubu, Ifechukwu Dennis, has been released
This comes after he spent some weeks at the Kuje Correctional Centre.
Dennis was previously arrested by the Nigeria Police over the viral AI-generated recording that was falsely presented as the President’s voice.
In a post on X today, Sowore said Dennis regained his freedom through the efforts of human rights lawyer Prince Wayne Esq. Aluta Icon Chikeze.
Sharing the news of his release, Sowore wrote:
“The young man accused of cloning Tinubu’s voice, Ifechukwu Dennis, the alleged originator of an AI-generated voice note impersonating the President @officialABAT, had languished in police detention and later in the Kuje Correctional Centre.
“Today, however, human rights lawyer Prince Wayne Esq. Aluta Icon Chikeze secured his release. We were present in court to witness it, and we’ve since confirmed that he’s rejoined his family.”
Sowore, however, alleged that the Nigeria Police Force has filed fresh charges against Dennis at the Federal High Court.
“We have now learned that the Nigeria Police Force has filed fresh charges against him at the Federal High Court, in what appears to be a continuation of his ordeal.
“This fight is far from over. We will continue to challenge these charges and stand with him until he is completely free from what we believe to be an oppressive campaign of persecution.”
He added that, “Nigeria’s young people need opportunities to learn, innovate, create, and flourish, not incarceration and endless prosecution.”
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