Breaking: DSS Takes Strong Action Against Sowore for Calling Tinubu Criminal

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FCT, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday, September 6, wrote a letter to X (formerly Twitter), demanding the immediate removal of a tweet posted by Omoyele Sowore, within 24 hours.

According to letter from B. Bamigboye, representing the director general state services, failure of X to remove Sowore’s tweet would mean a legal action against the American microblogging.

DSS takes action on Sowore's post calling Tinubu criminal/DSS takes action against Sowore for calling President Bola Tinubu criminal — Photo credits: @IU_Wakilii, @YeleSowore
Source: Twitter

DSS tackles Sowore over Tinubu

The letter, addressed to the chairman and the chief executive officer (CEO) of X, demanded the immediate removal of Sowore’s controversial tweet on Monday, August 25, 2025, via his verified X handle.

The tweet in question allegedly disparages the President Tinubu, claiming he lied about the absence of corruption in his administration during a trip to Brazil. The letter argues that this tweet constitutes misleading information, hate speech, incitement to violence, and a threat to national security, violating Nigerian laws including the Criminal Code Act and the Cyber Crimes Act 2025.

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It accuses Sowore of intentionally harming the President’s reputation and Nigeria’s image, potentially inciting unrest among the President’s supporters.

The DSS’ statement partly reads:

“It is not in doubt that the words employed by Mr. Omoyele Sowore is misleading information, online harassment and abuse, willful intention of furthering an ideology capable of serious harm, hate speech, cause disunity, discredit/disparage the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria within the Comity of Nations to damage the image of Nigeria and cause serious threat to national security of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

It added:

“It is against the above highlighted backdrop that we make an immediate and urgent demand on your Corporation to as a matter of its own policy, immediately TAKE DOWN the tweet and its attendant re-tweets.

“This demand is unequivocal with its attendant consequence. Should you fail, neglect and refuse to comply with the command in this notice, the Federal Government will be compelled to take far-reaching, sweeping and across-the-board measures through our Organization, whose mandate covers such criminal acts.