DSS Moves To Suspend Sowore Cyberbullying Case Till After 2027 Election

The Department of State Services has directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to suspend the alleged cyberbullying case against African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore until after the 2027 election.

The decision reportedly followed a meeting between DSS Director-General Tosin Ajayi, the senior lawyer and top officials of the agency’s legal directorate on August 20.

A source close to the DSS counsel said Ajayi believes pausing the case will allow Sowore to fully participate in the presidential campaign and election without hindrance.

The DSS is expected to formally communicate the request to the Federal High Court from September 14, when the court resumes after its annual judicial vacation.

The case followed social media posts made by Sowore in August 2025, in which he referred to President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal,” prompting the DSS to ask him to delete the posts.

The DSS later approached the Federal High Court seeking a determination on whether describing Tinubu or any other person as a criminal without a court pronouncement amounts to cyberbullying.