Omoyele Sowore, activist and former presidential candidate, has condemned the Department of State Services (DSS) over its reported letter to X (formerly Twitter) demanding that his account be suspended within 24 hours.
In a strongly worded statement posted on his Facebook page Sunday, Sowore described the move as “a national disgrace, an assault on institutions, and common sense,” likening it to tactics previously used against him during the Buhari administration.
According to him, the development followed protests allegedly staged by “hired DSS supporters” who demanded his arrest for criticizing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He added that he would not be surprised if similar requests had been made to Facebook regarding his page, where he often criticizes state governors and federal authorities.
“This latest self-disgrace by the DSS is a desecration of national dignity. These guys are outlaws who operate above their own laws,” Sowore said.
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He recounted previous encounters with state security agencies, including being placed on a no-entry list at airports, the seizure of his passport, his arrest and rearrest on multiple charges, and being falsely accused in court of terrorism financing.
Sowore alleged that the security agencies had become “conscienceless and totally lost to national priority,” claiming that Tinubu’s administration was hiding behind them to persecute him.
“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,” he said.
The activist insisted that no amount of harassment would deter him from his struggle.
“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,” he declared.
