The Department of State Services (DSS) has given human rights activist Omoyele Sowore a one-week ultimatum to retract what it described as a “false, malicious, and inciting” social media post against 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), where he allegedly referred to President Tinubu as a “criminal” and accused him of deceiving Nigerians by claiming corruption no longer existed under his administration.
The service, through its Director of Legal Services, Uwem Davies, warned that failure to comply would compel it to “explore all lawful means” to safeguard national security and public order. The agency further claimed the remarks had inflamed public emotions and carried the potential to incite unrest, disunity, or even insurrection.
Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and longtime pro-democracy campaigner, confirmed on Sunday that X had officially contacted him about the DSS complaint.
However, the activist vowed he would not delete the post.
“One option I will not be taking is deleting that Tweet. Thank you, @X,” Sowore wrote.
