The Department of State Services (DSS) has directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to put on hold the alleged cyberbullying case against Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), until after the 2027 presidential election.
The decision reportedly followed a meeting involving the DSS Director-General, Tosin Ajayi, the senior lawyer, and key officials of the agency’s Legal Directorate.
The move is intended to enable the human rights activist to participate fully in the 2027 electoral process.
According to Vanguard, a DSS source said Ajayi directed the lawyer and officials of the Directorate of Legal Services that, with the commencement of presidential campaigns, it would only be fair to pause the case.
The source further stated that the case, having been in court for nearly a year, could be suspended for another four months without making much difference.
“The DSS boss told the lawyers that, since the matter had been in court for nearly a year, suspending it for another four months wouldn’t make much difference,” the source added.
According to the source, the DSS is expected to formally communicate its decision to suspend the case to the Federal High Court from September 14, 2026, when the court is scheduled to resume normal sittings after the annual judicial vacation.
