Nollywood actor and politician Emeka Ike has expressed concern over the alleged exposure of his personal information at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying the incident left him feeling unsafe and vulnerable.
In an interview on News Central Television shared on X on Thursday, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) House of Representatives aspirant described the alleged disclosure of his data as an abuse of power and raised concerns about the safety of citizens’ personal information in Nigeria.
Emeka Ike also confirmed that he has commenced legal action against Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over the matter.
Reacting to the incident, the actor said he was deeply disturbed by what had happened.
“It was shocking. It was so disturbing that I felt unsafe. I felt insecure. For the first time, I’m feeling like, is anybody safe in this country anymore? That kind of feeling, that’s what it was like to me.”
Ike alleged that the incident reflected political recklessness and an abuse of authority.
“It’s an abuse of power. It’s the extreme to radicalism, political radicalism. It’s basically telling Nigerians that we’re in charge, we know you all, (0:52) we’ll do what we want and we can get away with it. That’s very, very irritating and I feel very disturbed by this.”
According to him, his legal team has formally written to the relevant parties, including Olayinka, INEC, his political party, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigeria Police Force, to ensure the complaint is officially documented.
“I will go to court, and my lawyer has already already written to Lere and INEC. He has also written my party, the DSS and the police so that it can be on record that stuff like this has happened in Nigeria.”
