Sowore Demands DSS Apology, Withdrawal Of Cybercrime Case

Sowore Demands DSS Apology, Withdrawal of Cybercrime Case

African Action Congress AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has demanded an apology from the Department of State Services DSS and the withdrawal of the alleged cybercrime case against him. The development followed the DSS’s directive to its counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde SAN, over the weekend to seek an adjournment of the case until after the 2027 presidential election.Sowore, speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, accused the security agency of wrongful prosecution and questioned its decision to seek a lengthy adjournment after previously pushing for the trial to proceed during the election period. He argued that the DSS should not simply suspend proceedings but should withdraw the charges and apologise for what he described as an unjust prosecution. The case arose from social media posts published by Sowore in August 2025 in which he referred to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a “criminal.” The DSS subsequently issued him a seven-day ultimatum to remove the posts before approaching the Federal High Court. The agency had initially included X, formerly Twitter, and Meta, the parent company of Facebook, in the suit. The Federal High Court later struck out the two technology companies, leaving Sowore as the sole defendant. The DSS’s latest move is reportedly intended to allow Sowore, who is the AAC’s presidential candidate, to fully participate in the 2027 election campaign without the court case becoming an obstacle to his political activities.However, Sowore rejected the proposed adjournment, insisting that the appropriate action would be for the DSS to discontinue the case entirely.The AAC has also demanded the complete withdrawal of the prosecution, arguing that leaving the case pending until after the election would continue to place political pressure on its presidential candidate. The development comes as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 presidential election, with legal proceedings involving opposition figures becoming a growing subject of political debate.