We Told Them From Day One This Was an Exercise in Futility - Sowore Reacts as DSS Moves to Suspend Case
AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has reacted to reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) is seeking to suspend the cyberbullying case against him until after the 2027 presidential election, declaring that the development proves he was right to dismiss the case from the beginning.
“We told them from day one that this was an exercise in futility,” Sowore said in a statement reacting to the reported move by the secret police.
Sowore described the development as a victory for resistance and accused the DSS of being forced to reconsider its position after pursuing the case for months.
He said he and his supporters had refused to be intimidated, stressing that his history of confronting government authorities had prepared him for what he described as another attempt to silence dissent.
“We have fought too many of these battles to be intimidated now and we have prevailed again and again,” he said.
Sowore also referenced his involvement in political activism over the years, saying he had remained standing and resisting from the era of military dictatorship through the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari and the current government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He further called on the DSS to go beyond suspending the case and withdraw the charge entirely.
“The DSS must immediately withdraw this useless charge, apologize to our people for this abuse of power, return all my phones and electronic devices, and pay the ₦3 million in fines imposed against it by the courts,” Sowore stated.
He also demanded the immediate return of phones and a drone allegedly seized from his assistant, Zainab Sodiq.
The activist said the reported decision by the DSS to suspend the proceedings demonstrated what he described as the futility of the legal action.
The case followed social media posts made by Sowore in August 2025 in which he referred to President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.” The DSS subsequently approached the Federal High Court seeking a determination on whether the posts amounted to cyberbullying and whether describing an individual as a criminal without a court pronouncement constituted an offence.
Reports indicate that DSS Director-General Tosin Ajayi recently directed the agency’s private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps toward suspending the proceedings during the 2027 presidential campaign and election period.
Sowore is expected to contest the 2027 presidential election under the African Action Congress.
According to the reports, the DSS may formally communicate its position to the Federal High Court when the court resumes normal sittings after its annual judicial vacation.
Reacting to the development, Sowore maintained that the struggle against what he described as oppression would continue.
“Our struggle remains firm. Our resolve is unbroken. We are unstoppable,” he declared.
