Activist Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the petition by the Department of State Services (DSS) requesting X Corp, formerly Twitter, to deactivate his account within 24 hours for threating national security and violating Nigeria’s laws.
In a series of posts on Facebook on Sunday, Sowore said he had been contacted by X Corp regarding the DSS petition on his post on 25th August, 2025 about 11:38 PM local time (2338 hours) WAT via his verified account @YeleSowore.
He wrote: ” I had seen it coming since last Tuesday, when a group of hired DSS protesters paraded around the Federal High Court and the Federal Ministry of Justice, chanting that I should “leave Tinubu alone,” even demanding that the DSS arrest me.
“So it came as no surprise to discover a ridiculously crafted letter from the DSS to X (formerly Twitter), demanding that my Twitter account be deactivated within 24 hours. I won’t be surprised if the same has been extended to my @Facebook page, where similar views have gained currency against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and redundant, corrupt, and non-performing state governors”.
While viwing that he will never delete his tweet, Sowore said “As forr me here is no going back. With or without Twitter, with or without Facebook, in or out of jail the struggle continues.”
