Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has vowed never to delete a social media post that recently drew the attention of the Department of State Services (DSS).
In a statement on Sunday, Sowore revealed that X (formerly Twitter) had officially notified him about a letter from the DSS demanding that his account be deactivated within 24 hours over a post critical of President Bola Tinubu.
“THIS IS THE TWEET! This morning, X officially contacted me about the despicable threat letter they received from the lawless @OfficialDSSNG over my Tweet BELOW on Tinubu. One option I will NOT be taking is deleting that Tweet. Thank you, @X,” Sowore wrote.
The activist alleged that the DSS’s move followed a protest staged by pro-government demonstrators at the Federal High Court and the Ministry of Justice, who had called for his arrest. He described the action as unconstitutional and “a desecration of national dignity.”
Sowore accused the DSS of attempting to “export national disgrace to the US” by pressuring social media platforms to silence dissenting voices. He also alleged a long history of harassment by the DSS and police, including multiple arrests, the seizure of his passport, trumped-up charges, and even recent physical assault by armed officers.
Despite the pressure, Sowore vowed to continue his campaign against President Tinubu’s administration.
“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.
