The Federal Government has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to X.com, demanding the removal of a post by activist and politician Omoyele Sowore, in which he criticized President Bola Tinubu over comments made in Brazil.

Sowore’s post read: “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!”

In a letter addressed to the Chairman and CEO of X.com, the Department of State Services (DSS) described the post as misleading and capable of inciting violence, spreading hate speech, and undermining national security.

Signed by Mr. B. Bamigboye on behalf of the Director-General of the DSS, the letter stated that Sowore’s publication was an attempt to discredit the President and ridicule Nigeria internationally. It further argued that the post violated several laws, including:

Section 51 of the Criminal Code Act, Cap 77 (false publication),

Sections 19, 22, and 24 of the Cybercrime Act 2025 (fake news, offensive or misleading online content), and

Section 2 of the Terrorism Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022 (prohibiting statements that promote ideologies capable of causing harm).

The DSS insisted that both Sowore and the platform hosting the post could be held criminally liable. It warned that failure by X.com to take down the content would compel the government to adopt “sweeping measures” against the platform.

The letter, dated September 6, 2025, concluded by stressing that X.com had sufficient time within the 24-hour deadline to act.

As of press time, it was unclear whether X.com had responded to the government’s directive.