The Department of State Services (DSS) has given human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, a one-week ultimatum to delete a social media post it described as “false, malicious, and inciting” against President Bola Tinubu.
In a letter dated September 7, the DSS accused Sowore of making criminal and derogatory remarks in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on August 26, in which he referred to Tinubu as a “criminal” and accused the president of lying to Nigerians by claiming that corruption no longer exists under his administration.
According to the agency, the remarks have provoked public outrage and could potentially incite “disturbance, disunity, and even insurrection.”
The warning, signed by the DSS Director of Legal Services, Uwem Davies, stated that failure to comply would leave the service with no option but to “explore all lawful means” to safeguard national security and public order.
Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and a prominent pro-democracy activist, has not yet issued an official response to the directive.
