The Department of State Services (DSS) has given human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore a one-week ultimatum to retract what it described as a “false, malicious, and inciting” social media post about President Bola Tinubu.
In a letter dated September 7, the DSS accused Sowore of making criminal and derogatory remarks in an August 26 post on X (formerly Twitter), in which he allegedly branded President Tinubu a “criminal” and accused him of deceiving Nigerians with claims that corruption no longer exists under his administration.
The DSS, through its Director of Legal Services, Uwem Davies, said Sowore’s comments had provoked outrage and carried the potential to “incite public disturbance, disunity, and even insurrection.”
The agency warned that if Sowore fails to comply within the stipulated timeframe, it would be compelled to “explore all lawful means” to safeguard national security and public order.
Sowore, a pro-democracy activist and flagbearer of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, has long been a fierce critic of successive Nigerian governments, including Tinubu’s.
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