Court papers sighted on Tuesday revealed that Sowore will face trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja, under allegations that his online remarks were intended to cause public disorder. The charges, dated 16 September 2025, followed his refusal to delete a controversial post about the President.
According to the suit, Sowore had, on 25 August, used his official handle on X (formerly Twitter) to write:
“This criminal @officialABAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”
Prosecutors argue that the post contravenes Section 24(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition and Prevention) Act 2024, which criminalises the circulation of statements considered false and capable of inciting unrest.
The case was filed on behalf of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Federal Government by M.B. Abubakar, Director
of Public Prosecutions at the Ministry of Justice, alongside four other DSS counsel – M.E. Ernest, U.B. Bulla, Dr C.S. Eze, and E.G. Orubor.Reacting to the development in a Facebook post, Sowore confirmed the charges, describing them as “novel offences” created to silence him.
“The DSS today filed a 5-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and myself. They claimed that because I called Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a criminal, I have somehow committed offences they invented,” he wrote.
Despite requests from the DSS to have the tweet removed, Sowore vowed not to comply. He revealed that X itself had contacted him after receiving a threat letter from the DSS, but insisted:
“One option I will NOT be taking is deleting that Tweet. Thank you, @X.”
Sowore, who contested the 2023 presidential election under the African Action Congress (AAC), has pledged to appear in court once the trial date is set.
“Regardless, I will be present whenever this case is assigned for trial. #RevolutionNow,” he stated.
