The Department of State Services, DSS, has filed cybercrime charges against activist Omoyele Sowore and two others for allegedly posting false statements about President Bola Tinubu.
The charges, five in total, were lodged at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday and include social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as co-defendants.
According to the DSS, Sowore used his verified X account, @YeleSowore, and his Facebook page to claim that President Tinubu had declared there was no corruption in his administration.
The security agency said the posts were deliberately false and aimed at undermining the president’s reputation while inciting division and public disorder.
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The charges allege violations of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024, as well as provisions of the Criminal Code relating to defamation and the spread of false information.
Director of Public Prosecution, Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar, signed the charges on behalf of the Federal Government.
Court officials confirmed that no date has yet been set for Sowore’s arraignment.
The DSS said it had issued warnings to Sowore and others two weeks before the charges were filed, demanding that the contested posts be taken down.
On August 25, 2025, Sowore reportedly published the claim on X, stating that President Tinubu had denied the existence of corruption under his government.
The agency said this violated Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes Act, which prohibits the transmission of false information likely to cause public unrest.
A day later, on August 26, 2025, Sowore allegedly repeated the claim on Facebook, which the DSS said also breached the same provision of the Act.
The charges further cite Section 375 of the Criminal Code, accusing Sowore of publishing defamatory content damaging to the president’s reputation.
Another count invokes Section 59 of the Criminal Code, alleging that the false posts were calculated to cause public fear and unrest.
The DSS reiterated that the case demonstrates its zero-tolerance policy for misinformation that could endanger national stability and disrupt public confidence in governance.
The matter remains before the court pending the assignment of a trial date.
