Emeka Ike’s published data not classified, sensitive information – INEC tells court

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has told an Abuja Federal High Court that the published information of Nollywood histrion and Nigeria Democratic Congress, House of Representatives aspirant, Emeka Ike, was neither classified, delicate nor confidential information.

INEC made the submission successful a antagonistic affidavit deposed to by Anthonia Makwe, an Assistant Director/Data Protection Officer successful its Legal Drafting and Clearance Department, successful absorption to a suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/1272/2026, filed by Emeka Ike astatine the Abuja Federal High Court connected June 15, 2026.

The histrion and politician, successful the suit helium filed against INEC and Lere Olayinka, media adjutant to Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is seeking N10 cardinal for alleged usurpation of his cardinal close to privacy.

Ike, done his counsel, Leonard Adeh, asked the tribunal to state that Olayinka’s determination to people his information connected X without his support amounts to gross breach and usurpation of his cardinal close to privateness and the extortion of idiosyncratic data.

In the antagonistic affidavit deposed to by Makwe, INEC, which is the 2nd responsive successful the suit, informed the tribunal that suc...