The Department of the State Service DSS has filed Cybercrime charges against political activist Omoyele Sowore and two others for allegedly making false posts against President Bola Tinubu to cause breakdown of law and order in the country. The charges filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja has X. Incorporation (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as two other defendants. In the 5-count criminal charges Mr Sowore, the convener of RevolutionNow Protest, was accused of using his official X account to tweet "This criminal @officialPBAT actually went to Brazil to state that there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria. What audacity to lie shamelessly!." The alleged offending post was made on August 25. In count two, Sowore was said to have, on August 26, used his official page Facebook to share the same message for the purpose of causing a breakdown of law and order in the country, especially among those who hold divergent views on the person of President Bola Tinubu. In count three, Mr Sowore was accused of using his X handle to publish defamatory material against the personality and reputation of President Bola Tinubu. He was said to have committed an offence contrary to section 375 of the Criminal Code. The Department of the State Service DSS which filed the charges on behalf of the federal government also accused Sowore of using the instrumentality of his Facebook platform to publish defamatory material against the Nigerias President. In count five, the defendant was alleged to have intent to cause public fear and disturbances published false information against the reputation of President Bola Tinubu. See photos of the court filing below. 
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