Not from me’ — Okonjo-Iweala alerts Nigerians over AI video promoting N2.6m investment scheme

‘Not from me’ — Okonjo-Iweala alerts Nigerians over AI video promoting N2.6m investment scheme

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general (DG) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has alerted Nigerians to a fake AI-manipulated video promoting an investment scheme online in her name.

In a post on X on Wednesday, Okonjo-Iweala said the video is not from her and urged the public to disregard it.

“Just alerting Nigerians. Another fake AI-manipulated video. The authorities are handling. Just wanted to alert you to be aware of this,” she said.

“Anything emanating from these sources with my image is not from me. I just don’t want people to be duped.”

In the manipulated video, a voice resembling the former Nigerian finance minister invites Nigerians to participate in what it describes as an “official programme” to help citizens “secure and grow their wealth”.

The video claims participants can earn up to N2.66 million in one week after making a minimum investment of N380,000, with assurances of daily automatic returns and “government-backed investments”.

It also said the scheme is open to Nigerians over 30 years old, with only 4,000 slots available, adding that more than 80 percent of the slots have already been reserved.

The promoters further claim that the platform is managed by experts capable of analysing financial markets and executing profitable operations, while guaranteeing security of funds.

Okonjo-Iweala, however, distanced herself from the claims, adding that she does not post on Instagram, Facebook, or WhatsApp, but only on X.