NNPCL distances self from fictitious poverty alleviation scheme

Orisemeke Benjamin
NNPC Ltd has disowned a fake AI-generated video circulating on social media featuring a cloned voice of Group CEO, Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari, promoting a fictitious poverty alleviation scheme.

In a statement Thursday morning, Chief Corporate Communications Officer
NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye, clarified that the company “has no such investment initiative.”
He urged the public to disregard the video, “originally shared by an account named Mensageiro de Cristo on Facebook.”
The company warned the perpetrators to cease their fraudulent actions or face legal consequences.
