The Department of State Services (DSS) has given human rights activist Omoyele Sowore a one-week ultimatum to retract a social media post it described as “false, malicious, and inciting” against President Bola Tinubu.

In a letter dated September 7, the DSS accused Sowore of making criminal and derogatory remarks about the President in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on August 26.

The agency warned that failure to comply would compel it to “explore all lawful means” to safeguard national security and public order.

Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and a pro-democracy activist, had labeled President Tinubu a “criminal” in the post, criticizing his claim that corruption no longer exists under his administration.

Through its Director of Legal Services, Uwem Davies, the DSS said Sowore’s remarks had stirred public anger and could “incite public disturbance, disunity, and even insurrection.”