By Evans Ufeli Esq The DSS may request the removal of a tweet and seek deactivation of an account, but an administrative demand alone does not automatically make the post unlawful or impose a binding global takedown obligation on X. Whether Sowore should remove the post turns on its substance:
The Department of State Services (DSS) has written to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, demanding the immediate deletion of Omoyele Sowore’s Facebook account. According to the DSS, Sowore’s post on August 26, 2025, disparaging and ridiculing the President of Nigeria, constituted a threat to national security and is capable of inciting violence. Sowore’s post […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a formal demand to activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, over what it described as a “false, malicious and criminal” comment made about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on social media. In a letter dated September 7, 2025, and signed by Uwem Davies on behalf of […]
Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has formally requested X Corp. (formerly Twitter) to deactivate the verified account of Nigerian activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore), citing national security concerns. In an official petition addressed to the Chairman and CEO of X Corp., headquartered in Bastrop County, Texas, USA, the DSS alleged that a tweet
By Linus Aleke While the spotlight often shines on the strategic arrests, it is the quiet precision, tireless dedication, and collaboration of the DSS and other operatives behind the scenes that made the capture of Ansaru’s terrorist leaders possible. The strategic capture of Ansaru’s top terrorist leaders may have made headlines, but behind the scenes, […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has leveled several charges against two senior leaders of the Ansaru terrorist organization—Abu Baraa and Mahmuda—who were recently apprehended by Nigerian security operatives during a covert mission. Ansaru, a Nigeria-based affiliate of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), is committed to driving out secular and foreign elements








