The Department of State Services (DSS), has issued a one-week ultimatum to activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, to retract what it described as a “false, malicious, and inciting” social media post about President Bola Tinubu.
In a letter dated September 7, 2025, the DSS accused Sowore of making “criminal and derogatory” remarks against the President in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on August 26, 2025.
Sowore, a former presidential candidate under the African Action Congress (AAC) and pro-democracy activist, had in the post described Tinubu as a “criminal,” accusing him of lying that corruption no longer existed under his administration.
The DSS, through its Director of Legal Services, Uwem Davies, said the remarks had sparked anger among citizens and could “incite public disturbance, disunity, and even insurrection.” The DSS warned that failure to comply with its demands would force it to “explore all lawful means” to protect national security and public order.
“Your choice of words in the description of the President are false, malicious, and capable of inciting public disturbance, disunity, and breakdown of law and order.
These statements are to say the least capable of causing insurrection, as they are odious, repugnant, derogatory, and uncomplimentary towards a person occupying the highest office of this country,” the letter to Sowore read
