Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has vowed not to retract a controversial statement he made against President Bola Tinubu.
DAILY POST reports that Sowore, while reacting to a comment made by the President during his state visit to Brazil, described the Nigerian leader as a “criminal”.
In a viral video, the President was heard saying that since he took office, there “is no more corruption” in the currency market.
Reacting, Sowore wrote on his X handle: “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!”
His post, however, landed him in trouble as the Nigerian secret police reportedly approached X and Facebook to deactivate his accounts.
The DSS also issued a one-week ultimatum to the activist, warning him to delete and retract his statement or face the consequences.
But in his latest post on X, Sowore vowed to stand by his statement, saying, “Even if you give me till the end of Tinubu’s tenure in 2027, I will NOT retract my statement.”
