Forensic Probe Clears Amupitan In Partisan X Posts – INEC

Prof. Joash Amupitan

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to track down and prosecute those responsible for creating a fake X (formerly Twitter) account allegedly linked to its Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan. The clarification follows weeks of online uproar triggered by viral screenshots suggesting the INEC chairman operated an X handle (@joashamupitan) and posted a partisan message, “Victory is sure,” in reply to another user.

Absolving Amupitan of any wrongdoing, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, cautioned Nigerians against the circulation of unverified social media content.

Findings from an independent forensic and cybersecurity investigation commissioned by INEC dismissed the allegations, describing them as fabricated and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign.

It read, “Using X platform analytics, OSINT techniques, internet archive data and timestamp verification, investigators concluded that Prof. Amupitan does not operate any personal X account.

The X account attributed to Prof. Amupitan is a clear case of impersonation. All alleged posts, replies or statements linked to him are fraudulent and unverifiable.

The reply has never existed on X. It is absent from both live threads and historical records.

The Internet Archive (Wayback Machine) reportedly showed no trace of the account or any activity attributed to it before April 2026.”

WOW.