Sowore Slams DSS Petition to X as National Disgrace, Vows to Keep Tinubu Post

Abuja, Nigeria- Nigerian human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has vowed to press on with his fight against injustice, bad governance and violation of human rights, despite moves by the Department of State Services (DSS) to shut down his social media platforms.

Sowore made this known  on Sunday, said he would not be deterred by the DSS’s reported letter to X (formerly Twitter) in the United States, demanding that his account be deactivated within 24 hours.

The human rights activist said he woke up this morning to yet another act of national disgrace, an assault on institutions, and on common sense.

He said it came as no surprise to discover a ridiculously crafted letter from the DSS to X, demanding that his Twitter account be deactivated.

He added that he would not be surprised if the same request had been extended to his Facebook page.

Sowore accused the DSS of acting as an extension of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, using unconstitutional means to silence critics.

The former presidential candidate alleged that security agencies had orchestrated protests against him last week outside the Federal High Court and the Federal Ministry of Justice, where hired groups demanded his arrest.

He said the brazenness of this act is not only unconstitutional but also a desecration of national dignity by the DSS.

Sowore also recounted a series of alleged attempts by the government to clamp down on him, including being placed on a no-entry list at international airports during the #EndBadGovernance protests, the seizure of his passport by court order, and a recent rearrest in which his right hand was injured.

He further claimed that authorities falsely accused him in open court of “terrorism financing” as a pretext to justify continued persecution.

He said exporting this disgrace to Twitter in the United States shows how far Nigeria has sunk into the hands of its most incompetent and dysfunctional citizens.

Despite the crackdown, the activist declared he would remain resolute.

Sowore said that for him, there is no going back. The struggle against these criminals continues ceaselessly—with or without a Twitter account, with or without Facebook, and whether he is in jail or outside of it. The struggle continues.

According to the former presidential candidate,  “Again, the DSS joins the fray after Nigeria Police Force gailure. This morning I woke up to yet another act of national disgrace, an assault on institutions, and on common sense. I had seen it coming since last Tuesday, when a group of hired DSS protesters paraded around the Federal High Court and the Federal Ministry of Justice, chanting that I should “leave Tinubu alone,” even demanding that the DSS arrest me.

“So it came as no surprise to discover a ridiculously crafted letter from the DSS to X (formerly Twitter), demanding that my Twitter account be deactivated within 24 hours. I won’t be surprised if the same has been extended to my @Facebook page, where similar views have gained currency against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and redundant, corrupt, and non-performing state governors. The brazenness of this is not only unconstitutional, and I need not even mention the constitution, because these guys are outlaws who operate above their own laws; however, this latest self-disgrace by the DSS is a desecration of national dignity.

“The Tinubu regime has long hidden behind the Nigeria Police Force to harass, torture, and persecute me.

“First, during the #EndBadGovernance national protest, they ordered Immigration to place me on a no-entry list at all international airports. Then, the illegal IGP had me arrested for calling him what he is. A Federal High Court judge was procured to seize my passport since February 2025. I was then rearrested recently, my cell was broken into by eight armed police officers who injured my right hand, and dragged again to court on trumped-up charges.”

Sowore said, “They have gone so far as to falsely declare in open court last week that I am engaged in “terrorism financing,” a shameless pretext to justify unlawful actions and prepare the public for further attacks against me in acts that include the use of state actors masquerading as non-state actors to physically harm me, this is the exact reason the DSS claims that “Tinubu supporters” are angry. But who are these supporters, if not the DSS, the police, and security agencies that have become conscienceless and totally lost to national priority?

“To export this disgrace to Twitter in the US shows how far Nigeria has sunk into the hands of its most incompetent and dysfunctional citizens, saddled with the responsibility of managing its national security.

“The DSS and I have been here before, under the defunct Buhari regime. The same methods were deployed: force, subterfuge, and hiding behind rogue units. It all fell flat. And just as before, the leading actors will once again disappear into obscurity.

“I have asked Nigerians the most critical question before, and I ask it again: Do you want to continue being held hostage by a tiny, wicked, inhumane band of rogues?

“As for me, there is no going back. The struggle against these criminals continues ceaselessly with or without a Twitter account, with or without Facebook, and whether I am in jail or outside of it. The struggle continues,” Sowore added.