The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a one-week ultimatum to human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, demanding that he delete what it describes as a “false, malicious, and inciting” social media post about President Bola Tinubu.
In a letter dated September 7, the DSS accused Sowore of making criminal and derogatory statements against the President in an X (formerly Twitter) post on August 26.
The agency warned that if the post is not removed within the specified time, it will be compelled to take all lawful steps necessary to safeguard national security and maintain public order.
Recalls that Sowore, the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC and pro-democracy activist, had in the post described President Tinubu as a criminal.
The publisher of Sahara Reporter also accused the president of lying to Nigerians after he (Tinubu) reportedly claimed that corruption no longer existed under his administration.
Responding through its Director of Legal Services, Uwem Davies, the DSS said the remarks have sparked anger among citizens and could “incite public disturbance, disunity, and even insurrection.”
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