Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore and a lawyer in his legal team, Tope Temokun, on Sunday condemned the State Security Services' attempt to pressure social media platform X (formerly Twitter) into deleting a post critical of President Bola Tinubu, calling the move "illegal, unconstitutional, and an abuse of power."

In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES, Mr Temokun said the SSS lacks legal authority to censor citizens or direct private platforms to remove content.

"Only a competent court can order the removal of speech. The DSS (SSS) is not a court; it is a security agency," he said.

Mr Temokun cited Section 39 of the Nigerian constitution, which guarantees freedom of expression, and Article 9 of the Afric...