The Centre for Public Integrity (CPI) has strongly condemned the continuous attacks on the Department of State Services (DSS) by activist Omoyele Sowore, describing his criticisms as hypocritical and detached from the current realities of the reformed security agency.
In a statement signed by Comrade Job Samuel Danfulani, the Centre noted that Sowore, who currently enjoys his full fundamental human rights under the present leadership of the DSS, has chosen to repay the agency’s professionalism with blackmail and insults.
The statement recalled the ordeal Sowore faced under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, when he was arrested on August 3, 2019, for organizing the #RevolutionNow protests. Despite meeting bail conditions, his release was delayed for over four months, culminating in a dramatic rearrest inside an Abuja courtroom and years of severe movement restrictions. The CPI questioned whether Sowore could truly compare the DSS that recently charged him to court with the DSS that detained him for four months despite a court-granted bail. It described his hypocrisy as being “of the highest order” and claimed his arrogance prevents him from acknowledging glaring improvements.
