I felt unsafe for the first time, Emeka Ike cries out over INEC data leak

Nollywood actor and politician Emeka Ike has voiced deep concern over his personal data being exposed from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stating he felt "insecure for the first time in his life." The incident has prompted him to question the safety of citizens and data protection within Nigeria.

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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, a House of Representatives aspirant for the Nigeria Democratic Congress, characterized the data leak as a severe abuse of power and political recklessness. He expressed distress over the incident, feeling that it signals a disregard for citizens' privacy and safety by those in authority.

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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, 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.

The actor confirmed that his legal team has formally notified relevant parties, including Lere Olayinka, an aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, INEC, his political party, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the police. Ike intends to pursue legal action to ensure the matter is officially documented.

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Obviously, 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.