Ijoba Lande, the Nigerian comedian, has claimed he is being
blackmailed with a deepfake AI video that falsely depicts him in a compromising
situation with a married woman.
The comedian took to his Instagram page on Sunday to raise
the alarm, calling for urgent government regulation of artificial intelligence
to prevent what he described as an impending wave of damage from such malicious
content.
Lande also alleged that an unknown individual sent him the
“fabricated” video, which showed him naked in bed with a woman and demanded N5
million to prevent its release.
“I’m calling on the Nigerian government to act fast on the
use of AI to create videos. If not regulated, it will cause a lot of damage in
this country,” he said.
“Someone sent me a video and threatened me. In the video, I
was naked and in bed with a married woman.
“I’m not the one in that video, but the person is
threatening me and demanding N5 million. If you are the one behind it, just
delete it. I am not the person in it.”
In a follow-up post, Lande revealed the situation has
escalated, adding that the video is now being circulated among his network of
benefactors and contacts, casting doubt on his character and threatening his
livelihood.
He disclosed that the woman featured in the deepfake is
married to a senator.
“What do you gain from ruining people’s lives? The video I
complained about a few days ago is already causing me problems,” he said.
“They are now sending the video to my benefactors, and some
of them don’t seem to believe it isn’t me. I don’t even understand how the
video was made.
“I found out that the woman in the video is married to a
senator, and several people have been sending it to me.
“Please, if you receive the video, delete it immediately and
don’t forward it to me. The person in the video isn’t me. I’m not a kid, I
would know if I was intimate with someone. And to the person who created that
video, I hand you over to God.”
In March, Lande’s marriage collapsed after he accused his
Darasimi of infidelity with over 20 men in the entertainment industry, including
Baba Tee.
While Baba Tee admitted to a brief encounter during a ‘Truth
or Dare’ game, Darasimi denied it, insisting she only sat on his lap.
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