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X, demands deactivation of Sowore's account over disparaging post against President Tinubu.

By Ada Ononye

The Department of State Services has petitioned X Corporation, demanding the deactivation of the verified account of activist Omoyele Sowore over what it describes as a disparaging post against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The agency says the tweet is dangerous, misleading, and capable of inciting violence, threatening national security, and discrediting Nigeria before the international community.

In the petition dated September 6, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman and CEO of X Corp. in Texas, USA, the DSS accused Sowore of spreading false and offensive content through his August 25 post. The activist, in a late-night tweet referencing Tinubu’s official handle, wrote: “This criminal actually went to Brazil to state that there is NO MORE corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”

The DSS says those words were directly targeted at the President, describing them as false, misleading, indecent, and a violation of privacy. It warned that the tweet has already attracted condemnation, street protests by Tinubu’s supporters, and risks escalating political tension across the country.

The petition, signed by B. Bamigboye on behalf of the Director-General of the DSS, insists that the statement contravenes several Nigerian laws:

Section 51 of the Criminal Code Act, which prohibits false publication.

Sections 19, 22, and 24 of the Cybercrimes Act 2025, which outlaw fake news, offensive and indecent online content, and cyber harassment.

Section 2(3) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022, which criminalises statements likely to provoke ethnic or political unrest.

The security agency further accused Sowore of willfully promoting hate speech, online harassment, and an ideology capable of causing disunity, domestic terrorism..

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