DSS demands suspension of Sowore’s X account over false information
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for the immediate suspension and deactivation of the X account belonging to activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, accusing him of disseminating false information capable of inciting violence and threatening national security.
In a letter dated September 6, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman and CEO of X Corp. in Bastrop County, Texas, the DSS gave the platform 24 hours to act.
The letter, signed by B. Bamigboye on behalf of the Director General of the Service, referenced a post made by Sowore on his verified handle, @YeleSowore, on August 25, 2025.
The correspondence was shared on Sunday via the DSS’s verified handle, @OfficialDSSNG.
The post read: “This criminal @officialABAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is NO MORE corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”
The DSS described the comment as a direct attack on the President through his official communication channel, @officialABAT, and said it “has attracted widespread condemnation by majority of Nigerians, some of whom may resort to unwholesome activities to vent their grievance over it, especially supporters of the President who have started taking to the streets in protest, thereby creating political tension and threatening the country’s national security.”
