WorldStage– The Department of State Services (DSS) has written to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, demanding the immediate removal of Omoyele Sowore’s Facebook page and related posts.
DSS had earlier sent similar notice to X (formerly Twitter), demanding the suspension of Sowore’s account on grounds of alleged incitement and misinformation.
According to the security agency, Sowore’s content is defamatory, inflammatory, and capable of inciting violence against President Bola Tinubu.
The DSS alleged that the posts amount to hate speech, the spread of false information, and direct threats to national security, warning that they could trigger unrest among the president’s supporters.
To support its position, the agency cited provisions of the Criminal Code Act, the Cybercrimes Act 2025, and the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022, stressing that Meta’s prompt compliance is necessary to avoid “far-reaching consequences.”
Sowore, a pro-democracy activist and publisher, has strongly rejected the DSS demand.
Through his legal team, he described the move as illegal and unconstitutional, insisting that only a court of competent jurisdiction can order the restriction or removal of speech.
He accused the DSS of overstepping its mandate by attempting to coerce private platforms into silencing dissenting voices.
Sowore further vowed not to delete any of his posts, characterizing the DSS directive as part of a broader pattern of political repression by the current administration.
