Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has openly defied the Department of State Services in a fresh clash over Tinubu criticism, rejecting what he described as an unlawful attempt by the security agency to silence him.
The Sowore DSS clash erupted after the agency asked him to retract a social media post directed at President Bola Tinubu, a request he dismissed as unconstitutional and politically motivated.
“You have no business telling me how to criticise the President. But, knowing the nature of your service, it is clear you have not learnt your lessons. Let me state it clearly once again: the determination of the Nigerian people to reclaim their country from thieves in power is unwavering. And it shall be achieved. Freedom cometh by struggle. Aluta continua, victoria ascerta,” Sowore declared.
In a letter addressed to the DSS Director General, the former presidential candidate accused the agency of acting as a proxy for the president.
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He described the demand as fundamentally defective and said it violated the right to free expression guaranteed by the constitution and African human rights treaties.
Sowore recounted what he called a long history of persecution by the DSS, citing arrests in 1993, 1996 and 2019, alongside episodes of detention, treason charges and even the storming of a Federal High Court during his trial. He said the agency had dragged him through abuse and violations of rights for decades without remorse, operating “bullishly, illegally and unlawfully” under successive governments.
He stressed that defamation is a personal matter and cannot be pursued by the DSS on behalf of the president.
According to him, his activism and criticism of government remain consistent with his convictions, and the determination of Nigerians to reclaim the country has not diminished.
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