The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count charge against former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, alongside social media giants X Corp and Meta Incorporation, over posts deemed critical of President Bola Tinubu.
The suit, dated September 16, 2025, was lodged at the Federal High Court in Abuja after Sowore allegedly refused to delete controversial posts about the President.
The charges were filed on behalf of the DSS and the Federal Government by M.B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, with four other DSS counsel – M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr. C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor.
Confirming the development on Tuesday, Sowore wrote on Facebook:
“The State Security Service, alias @OfficialDSSNG today filed a 5-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and myself. They claimed that because I called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a criminal, I have somehow committed a set of ‘novel’ offences they invented and spread across five counts. Regardless, I will be present whenever this case is assigned for trial. #RevolutionNow.”
Earlier, PUNCH Online reported that the DSS had written to X demanding the removal of Sowore’s post, a request the activist vowed to resist. He later shared correspondence from X confirming receipt of the DSS request but stating that no action had been taken.
In the message, X told Sowore:
“Hello @YeleSowore. In the interest of transparency, we are writing to inform you that X has received a request from the Department of State Services regarding your X account… We have not taken any action on the reported content at this time… As X strongly believes in defending and respecting the voice of our users, it is our policy to notify our users if we receive a legal request from an authorised entity.”
The platform advised Sowore to consider legal counsel or other means to challenge the request, while pointing him to its Transparency Report for further details.
The case is expected to be assigned to a trial judge in Abuja in the coming days.
