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The Defence Headquarters has debunked a fabricated Artificial Intelligence-generated video purporting to show the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, expressing partisan political support.
In a Thursday statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, the military said the video did not emanate from the CDS and that the statements attributed to him were false.
“The Defence Headquarters wishes to state unequivocally that the video is fake and did not emanate from the Chief of Defence Staff. The statements attributed to the CDS in the video are false and should be completely disregarded,” the statement reads in part.
According to DHQ, the clip is a product of AI-generated manipulation “apparently designed to deceive and mislead the public, misrepresent the position of the Chief of Defence Staff and bring the Armed Forces of Nigeria into disrepute.”
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The DHQ reiterated that the Armed Forces of Nigeria remains “a professional, apolitical and non-partisan institution, committed to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the defence of the nation.”
It strongly condemned the deliberate creation and circulation of the fake video and warned those behind the act, as well as persons knowingly amplifying it, to desist forthwith.
The military urged members of the public to disregard the video and rely only on information released through official Defence Headquarters channels.
