As expected, the Department of the State Service DSS has officially filed Cybercrime charges against the activist Omoyele Sowore and two others for allegedly making false posts against President Bola Tinubu, aimed at creating breakdown of law and order in Nigeria
The criminal charges filed on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja has X. Incorporation and Meta (Facebook) as two other defendants.
In the 5-count charges marked FHC/ABJ/CR)481/2025, Sowore was accused of using his official X handle page at Yele Sowore to tweet “This criminal @ official PBAT Actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!”.
The alleged offending post said to be contrary to Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024 was said to have posted on August 25 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court.
In count two, Sowore was accused to have on August 26 used his official page Facebook to send the same false message out for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order in the country especially among those who hold divergent views on the person of President Bola Tinubu.
The alleged offence is said to be contravene Section 24(2) (b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024
In count three, Sowore was accused of using his official account X account at Yele Sowore to publish defamatory material on his online platform to wit “This criminal @ official PBAT Actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!.against the personality and reputation of President Bola Tinubu.
He was said to have committed an offence contrary to section 375 of the Criminal Code.
The Department of the State Service DSS which filed the charges on behalf of the federal government also accused Sowore of using the instrumentality of his Facebook platform to publish defamatory material against the Nigeria’s President contrary to section 375 of the Criminal Code.
In count five, the defendant was alleged to have intent to cause public fear and disturbances published false information against the reputation of President Bola Tinubu contrary to section 59 of the Criminal Code Act and punishable under the same act.
The Director of the Public Prosecution of the Federation DPPF, Mohammed Babadoko Abubakar signed the charges.
No date has been fixed for arraignment of the defendants.
