The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disowned a fake, artificial intelligence-generated video circulating online that falsely features a cloned voice of its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari.
The company noted that the video was being used to promote a fictitious poverty alleviation scheme.
NNPC, through its spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, on Thursday, said NNPC has no such investment initiative and urged the public to disregard the misleading video.
The video was reportedly posted by a Facebook account named Mensageiro de Cristo and has since gained attention on various social media platforms, NNPC added.
NNPC, however, warned the perpetrators to cease their fraudulent actions or face legal consequences.
