DSS FILES CYBERCRIME CHARGES AGAINST ACTIVIST SOWORE OVER ANTI-TINUBU POSTS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has officially charged activist Omoyele Sowore and two others with cybercrime for allegedly posting false statements aimed at undermining President Bola Tinubu’s reputation and disrupting public order. The five-count charges were filed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, naming X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as co-defendants.

Sowore is accused of using his X handle (@Yele Sowore) and Facebook page to publish a false claim that President Tinubu declared there is no corruption under his administration, an allegation the DSS says was intended to incite division and unrest. The charges cite violations of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024 and sections of the Criminal Code related to defamation and spreading false information to cause public disturbance.

The Director of Public Prosecution, Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar, signed the charges. No arraignment date has been set yet. The DSS had warned Sowore two weeks prior to remove the offending posts or face legal action.

The alleged offenses include posting false information on X and Facebook on August 25 and 26, 2025, damaging the president’s reputation and intended to cause public fear and unrest, contrary to relevant sections of the Cybercrimes Act and Criminal Code. The DSS emphasizes zero tolerance for misinformation threatening national stability.