My people, this one na serious matter wey need your ears! Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, wey be Director-General of World Trade Organization, don raise alarm for the people wey dey fall for fake AI video wey don dey circulate for social media. No be small wahala oh!
As she post for her verified 𝕏 handle, she make am clear say the video wey dem don manipulate with artificial intelligence no be her own. She dey talk say authorities dey investigate the matter, dey find who dey behind this wahala wey try to use her image to scam people.
“I just dey alert Nigerians. Another fake AI-manipulated video don show face. The authorities dey handle the matter. Just want make una dey aware, no let dem catch you,” na wetin she yarn.
Naija News don gather say Okonjo-Iweala, wey no dey joke with im reputation, don talk am well, say she no get any account for Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp. So, any post wey use her name or picture for those platforms na fraud, no be am!
“As I don talk many times, I no dey post anything for Instagram, Facebook or WhatsApp. Anything wey you see wey carry my picture for there no be from me. I dey only post for Twitter/𝕏,” she don clear the air.
She no wan make people dey fall for scam and wey dey understand say this AI wahala dey make e easy for scammers to do the koko wey dey impersonate public figures.
Omo Naija, no let anybody use style take collect your money or trust from you! This kind deepfake video dey grow everywhere, and you sabi say e fit happen to anybody wey people know. E just dey show say we need to dey careful because these scammers dey work overtime!
So, make you take am easy for your hand, if you see any video or post wey if you no sure, just dey shine your eye. Click no wey go save you from wahala. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala dey alert you, make you no miss this one o!
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