The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has disowned a fake AI-generated video circulating on social media featuring a cloned voice of the Group CEO, Mr Bayo Ojulari, promoting a fictitious poverty alleviation scheme.
The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd., Olufemi Soneye in a statement on Thursday clarified that the company had no such investment initiative.
Soneye urged the public to disregard the video, originally shared by an account named Mensageiro de Cristo on Facebook.
“NNPC Ltd. has warned the perpetrators to cease their fraudulent actions or face legal consequences,” he said.
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