The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,609,553 records from Nigeria’s voters register following investigations into irregularities discovered during the 2025/2026 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, explaining that the deleted records comprised 1,608,660 confirmed invalid registrations and 873 entries belonging to verified deceased persons.
The commission also announced that 54 individuals across 10 states have been identified in connection with alleged registration irregularities and could face disciplinary action, including possible prosecution.
According to Amupitan, investigations uncovered various forms of malpractice, including deliberate attempts to circumvent registration procedures, suspected multiple registrations and the manipulation of photographs.
The investigations followed complaints and objections received during the public display of the preliminary voters register conducted between October 9 and 15, 2026.
INEC further revealed that concerns over multiple registrations extend beyond the latest exercise, with some historical records dating back to 2011 still undergoing scrutiny.
The commission said such records would be removed from the register once irregularities are established through proper verification.
Although the clean-up of records from the 2025/2026 registration exercise has been completed, INEC noted that final reconciliation and quality assurance processes are still underway.
The commission is expected to publish the final voters register on December 15, 2026.
INEC said the exercise forms part of its efforts to improve the integrity of the national voters register, safeguard the voting rights of eligible Nigerians and strengthen public confidence in the electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections.
