DSS Petitions X to Deactivate Omoyele Sowore’s Account Over ‘Inciting’ Post on Tinubu
The tweet in question violates X’s transparency policy. The Government has found it extremely dangerous, false, and an invasion of privacy that manipulates and negatively impacts the person of the President and the image of the country. Under Nigerian law, these words constitute offences punishable under Section 51 of the Criminal Code Act Cap. 77, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, which prohibits publication of false information; as well as Sections 19, 22, and 24 of the Cybercrimes Act 2025, which criminalize spreading fake news, publishing deliberately misleading or deceptive content, and posting offensive material with the intent to embarrass, humiliate, or provoke ethnic, religious, or tribal hatred. Such actions amount to domestic terrorism.
