Court declines DSS request to arrest Sowore over X, Meta case

A federal high court in Abuja has refused to issue a warrant for the arrest of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher....

Katsina City News November 05, 2025  ·  12:00 AM
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A federal high court in Abuja has refused to issue a warrant for the arrest of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher and human rights activist. 

The Department of State Services (DSS) filed a five-count charge against Sowore on September 23.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, also lists X Corp (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as co-defendants.

The charges stem from Sowore’s August 25 post on X, where he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal” while reacting to the president’s remarks on corruption during a trip to Brazil.

Before the filing, the DSS had written to X demanding the suspension of Sowore’s account and asked him to retract his post and tender a public apology in national media within a week.


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