Department of State Services (DSS) Gives Sowore One-week Ultimatum Over Post Against Tinubu

The Department of State Services (DSS) has handed activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore a stern one-week deadline. The agency demands he retract a social media post they label as “false, malicious, and inciting,” which targets President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and..  Read . .More —

DSS’s letter, dated September 7, 2025, accuses Sowore of making criminal and derogatory remarks against the President in a tweet posted on August 26, 2025. The agency’s warning is clear: non-compliance will lead to the DSS exploring “all lawful means” to uphold national security and public order.

Sowore, known for his activism and his run as a presidential candidate under the African Action Congress (AAC), did not hold back in his online critique.

He called President Tinubu a “criminal” and accused him of lying to Nigerians after the President allegedly claimed in Brazil that corruption had been eradicated under his watch.

Uwem Davies, the DSS’s Director of Legal Services, conveyed that the remarks have stirred unrest among citizens and have the potential to incite public disturbances, disunity, and even rebellion.

“Your choice of words in the description of the President is false, malicious, and capable of inciting public disturbance, disunity, and breakdown of law and order,” the DSS said in the letter addressed to Sowore.

“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. . . Read ..Full.. Article.. .