Anti-Tinubu post: DSS re-arraigns Sowore, drops charges against Meta, X

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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday re-arraigned activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, before an Abuja Federal High Court over an alleged anti-President Bola Tinubu social media post, as the Federal Government formally dropped charges against Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corporation.

The development followed the prosecution’s decision to amend the charge, leaving Sowore as the sole defendant in the cybercrime case.

Sowore was first arraigned on December 2, 2025, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025, alongside Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corporation, formerly Twitter.

However, at the resumed hearing before Justice Umar on Monday, lead prosecution counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN), informed the court that an amended charge filed on December 5, 2025, was ready to be read, with no objection from the defence. Punch