Nigeria’s AI Ambitions vs. The Regulatory Void–Who Protects the Citizens?

Last year, scammers launched a deepfake videos of popular Nigerian social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, through a fraudulent Facebook campaign. The cybercriminals superimposed a fabricated AI-generated audio on a genuine video of Otse from early 2024. In the cloned voice, Otse introduced an online chatting scheme where viewers could earn up to $1,000 monthly. By cloning the influencer’s face…