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The Drowning Tinubu Regime Exports National Disgrace to Twitter, Again @OfficialDSSNG Joins the Fray After Nigeria Police Failure.

This morning I woke up to yet another act of national disgrace, an assault on institutions, and on common sense. I had seen it coming since last Tuesday, when a group of hired DSS protesters paraded around the Federal High Court and the Federal Ministry of Justice, chanting that I should “leave Tinubu alone,” even demanding that the DSS arrest me.

So it came as no surprise to discover a ridiculously crafted letter from the DSS to X (formerly Twitter), demanding that my Twitter account be deactivated within 24 hours. I won't be surprised if the same has been extended to my @Facebook page, where similar views have gained currency against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and redundant, corrupt, and non-performing state governors. The brazenness of this is not only unconstitutional, and I need not even mention the constitution, because these guys are outlaws who operate above their own laws; however, this latest self-disgrace by the DSS is a desecration of national dignity.

The Tinubu regime has long hidden behind the Nigeria Police Force to harass, torture, and persecute me.

First, during the #EndBadGovernance national protest, they ordered Immigration to place me on a no-entry list at all international airports. Then, the illegal IGP had me arrested for calling him what he is. A Federal High Court judge was procured to seize my passport since February 2025. I was then rearrested recently, my cell was broken into by eight armed police officers who injured my right hand, and dragged again to court on trumped-up charges.

They have gone so far as to falsely declare in open court last week that I am engaged in “terrorism financing,” a shameless pretext to justify unlawful actions and prepare the public for further attacks against me in acts that include the use of state actors masquerading as non-state actors to physically harm me, this is the exact reason the DSS claims that “Tinubu supporters” are angry. But who are these supporters, if not the DSS, the police, and security agencies that have become conscienceless and totally lost to national priority?

To export this disgrace to Twitter in the US shows how far Nigeria has sunk into the hands of its most incompetent and dysfunctional citizens, saddled with the responsibility of managing its national security.

The DSS and I have been here before, under the defunct Buhari regime. The same methods were deployed: force, subterfuge, and hiding behind rogue units. It all fell flat. And just as before, the leading actors will once again disappear into obscurity.

I have asked Nigerians the most critical question before, and I ask it again: Do you want to continue being held hostage by a tiny, wicked, inhumane band of rogues?

As for me, there is no going back. The struggle against these criminals continues ceaselessly with or without a Twitter account, with or without Facebook, and whether I am in jail or outside of it.

The struggle continues.

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This morning, X (formerly Twitter) officially contacted me about the despicable threat letter they received from the lawless DSS over my Tweet on Tinubu. One option I will NOT be taking is deleting that Tweet. Thank you,
@X
.
FROM X (FORMERLY TWITTER)
Hello @YeleSowore
,

In the interest of transparency, we are writing to inform you that X has received a request from Department of State Services regarding your X account,
@YeleSowore
, that claims the following content violates the law(s) of Nigeria.

@YeleSowore

We have not taken any action on the reported content at this time as a result of this request.

As X strongly believes in defending and respecting the voice of our users, it is our policy to notify our users if we receive a legal request from an authorized entity (such as law enforcement or a government agency) to remove content from their account. We provide notice whether or not the user lives in the country where the request originated. This page provides more information:
https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/defending-and-respecting-our-users-voice

We understand that receiving this type of notice can be an unsettling experience. While X is not able to provide legal advice, we want you to have an opportunity to evaluate the request and, if you wish, take appropriate action to protect your interests. This may include seeking legal counsel and challenging the request in court, contacting relevant civil society organizations, voluntarily deleting the content (if applicable), or finding some other resolution. For more information on legal requests X receives from governments worldwide, please refer to this article on our Help Center and our biannual Transparency Report:
https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-legal-faqs
https://transparency.x.com

Sincerely,
X

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Previous Thread:
DSS Petitions X/twitter To Take Down Sowore’s Account for ridiculing Tinubu

fergie001:
Source: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1APaGUtfsk/

Only Nigerian are against themselves

Something that don't happen in other Africa countries

Is Nigeria now becoming a police state under Tinubu? Giving Elon Musk's twitter (now X) 24 hours to delete a citizen's post will only give bad publicity to Tinubu in the eyes of the international community. The post won't be deleted. One of the reasons Musk splurged over 41 billion dollars to purchase twitter was to guarantee free speech.

What we support, will definitely come to haunt us, when he was happily celebrating the removal of GEJ by APC, I told people that Nigeria will understand.

DSS dey form too much gragra, useless set of organization

Why not fact check everything sowore have been saying

They like to give out what they can't take . I remembered how tinubu and his supporters insulted former president, goodluck Jonathan and even constructed a mock coffin for him but the Jonathan government didn't petition anybody or make threat to anyone . But E reach tinubu turn, he's crying to Twitter X to remove sowore comment and delete his account.

Sowore should not apologize to anybody and nobody will delete his account.

I don’t think his account will be taken down based on what the DSS asked.

We are all watching the national dance of shame and the question is,how did we get to this all time low?Posterity will remember present day state actors for who they are!
'Karma' is doing press up because these guys have quickly forgotten that power is transient.

This international embarrassment by the govt is getting out of hand. How could the DSS descend this low.

iwaeda:
What we support, will definitely come to haunt us, when he was happily celebrating the removal of GEJ by APC, I told people that Nigeria is will understand.

Johnathan was a failure. He had no serious project on ground in 6 years

Ikaeniyan0:
Johnathan was a failure. He had no serious project on ground in 6 years

project like using 720billion to renovate airport built with less than 500million or using 39billion to renovate the ICC built with less than 250 million is that what you called project on ground? Or taking the best performing economy in Africa to 4th ? Is it plaguing the people with multidimensional poverty and insecurities? Or skyrocketing the price of commodities in the market that minimum wage can no longer buy a bag of rice, or is it the rate of dollar to a naira or the price of fuel and gas? Mention Tinubu's project's he has on ground

Nice one from sowore after all helinues and co. Always call Obi a liar. So, let tinibu enjoy the taste of the medicine that was cooked in his camp.

DSS AND TINUPOO ARE FOOLISH 😒😒

'X' has given Sowore options to explore without which the content he posted may be taken down. You can criticize a government in a constructive way and not being saucy and resorting to name calling. Imagine if Sowore becomes a president today and he's unable to fulfil his electoral promises and a child of 15 years start abusing, shaming and using derogatory words on him. That same Sowore may not have the patience of Tinubu and will start throwing people into jail. People like Sowore may not know how to use power when they are under serious pressure.

X is against political censorship. I hope this tweet is allowed to do the mile. If the DSS knows what they want they should takeSowore to court. The laws they alluded to on X should be used in court instead.
They won't do anything of such because they know they have overstepped their own boundaries. What Sowore said is the truth, in my opinion.

Karma is a bi** tch .. it always comes round . Sowore won't apologize to anybody and twiiter won't take down his tweet..

Let someone open thread if x later delete the post or not

We go know who get balls

Sowore the rascal at what point will you grow up and stop this fake activism. I blame macartur and ford foundation for supporting this cashivist

Akinfenwamight:
Only Nigerian are against themselves

Something that don't happen in other Africa countries

How many African countries have you been to? Almost all African countries don't allow dissent voices.

dss and apc is just wasting their
time twitter no get time for nonsense

Tinubu and his mad administration!
If sowore is not telling the truth, sue him!

You mofos think you can silence everyone?

That's how you spend your days and public resources to attack Peter Obi on a daily because he speaks truth to power.

The government of the dy is so clueless and insensible of the plight of the people. Buhari is even learning where Tinubu is... Karma is truly a bitch, Tinubu will definitely receive it in 100fold. Jonathan to the world

Sowore is just an idiot who has failed to grow past student Unionism. The international grants he is getting from all those Bodies that want to destabilise Nigeria will soon run dry.

This is becoming so shameful and out of place.
The rogues I'm Government think we will forget all these rascality.
We can only bid our time and remind them later when they cry out

Is it the DSS job to write to Twitter (X)?
Our institutions should be more serious.
Also, is it true or false that corruption has ended under Tinubu's administration?
We all know the answer to that question. Our leaders should stop lying and taking us for granted. We can't build a nation with cheap lies!!

Sowore for president after Peter Obi. We need brave men who stand with the people and not with criminals.

Fact check and know..., but for show Twitter wouldn't take down that post,all the dey have done and could Eva done,has already been done by contacting sowore,nothing more,so Tinubu can lie like this,anyway naw for Brazil him go fit throw dat type of lamba not in White house,no place in USA or even London.... the questn is how did we get here

I don't know why they are disturbing this guy. There are lots of issue that require attention. I'm not him though

This same Sowore was antagonizing fmr. President Jonathan then, and these sets of corrupt leaders were applauding him. Now, the same Sowore is doing what he knows how to do best to them

fuckingAyaya:
project like using 720billion to renovate airport built with less than 500million or using 39billion to renovate the ICC built with less than 250 million is that what you called project on ground? Or taking the best performing economy in Africa to 4th ? Is it plaguing the people with multidimensional poverty and insecurities? Or skyrocketing the price of commodities in the market that minimum wage can no longer buy a bag of rice, or is it the rate of dollar to a naira or the price of fuel and gas? Mention Tinubu's project's he has on ground

In the five years plus GEJ spent as president of Nigeria, tell me just one thing you can remember him for, just one thing oo, not two.

Ikaeniyan0:
Johnathan was a failure. He had no serious project on ground in 6 years

What do you mean by "serious project"?

Does tinubu have this "serious project" on ground?

HOW has tinubu used this "serious project" to successfully tackle corruption, nepotism, cronyism, hunger, unemployment, hardship, poverty, inflation, wasteful government spending, budget padding, insecurity, bad governance, failing public infrastructure, poor medial services and falling standard of education?