In a formal petition to the Inspector General of Police, former Delta State Commissioner and Special Adviser on Communications/Strategy to the Senate President Mr. Kenny Okolugbo demanded an immediate investigation into what he described as a coordinated cyberattack and defamation campaign aimed at undermining his reputation and misleading the public.
According to Okolugbo’s appeal, his verified social media account on X was compromised and used to post defamatory remarks that were incorrectly ascribed to him.
The fabricated content, he claims, was then amplified by three popular social media influencers, Tunde Ednut (@mazitundeednut), Rufai Oseni (@ruffydfire), and Adeola Fayehun (@adeolafayehun), who, according to him, embellished the post with additional falsehoods, including allegations of phone cloning, voice manipulation, and fictitious meetings in London.
“These allegations are not only untrue but impossible based on verified evidence,” he wrote.
“Most disturbing is that the fabricated post was simultaneously circulated and embellished by these influencers using identical language and coordinated timing, pointing to a syndicated disinformation campaign,” he added.
Okolugbo alleged that the campaign was orchestrated to lend undue credibility to allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan.
He underlined that the initial stolen message did not contain the false narratives propagated online, demonstrating that it was indeed planned, implying willful manipulation and malice intended to damage his reputation.
Okolugbo pleaded with the Nigeria Police Force, asking them to do the following:
The Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 was violated, and a thorough investigation was conducted into the hacking and impersonation of his verified social media account;
“identification and prosecution of those in charge of spreading malicious content, forging it, and defaming it;
“Preservation of all pertinent digital evidence for forensic analysis from third-party service providers and social media platforms.”
He urged the Police Force to take “swift and decisive” action, pointing out that the issue was of great public interest and personal concern.
In order to bolster his claims and give investigators context, Okolugbo also revealed that he had included printouts of the alleged defamatory and manipulated posts, as well as his travel documents proving he had not been to London or anywhere outside of Nigeria as claimed in 2025 and that his last visit was on November 5, 2024, during which he had no meetings in London.
As of the time of this article, the Nigeria Police Force had not yet provided a formal answer to the petition.
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