Actor and skit maker Ijoba Lande has taken to Instagram to raise an alarm, claiming he is the target of blackmail involving an AI-generated video.

According to him, the manipulated clip falsely portrays him in an intimate situation with a senator’s wife. He revealed that the blackmailers demanded ₦5 million to keep the video from being released.

Lande firmly denied the allegations, describing the video as fabricated, while urging the government to put regulations in place to curb the misuse of artificial intelligence for malicious purposes.

He further expressed concern that the video has already been circulated among his associates and sponsors, which he said has put his reputation and career at risk.

He said, “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.

“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 ₦5 million. If you are the one behind it, just delete it. I am not the person in it.

“What do you gain from ruining people’s lives? The video I complained about a few days ago is already causing me problems.

“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.

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“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.”