The Department of State Service, DSS, has given a one-week ultimatum to human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, to delete what it described as a ‘false, malicious, and inciting’ social media post about President Bola Tinubu.
The DSS, in a letter dated September 7, alleged that Sowore made criminal and derogatory remarks against the President in a post on X on August 26.
It warned that failure to take down the post will force it to explore all lawful means to protect national security and public order.
DAILY POST 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.”
