Sowore Calls DSS DG Adeola Ajayi a Coward Over Court Absence

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, publicly criticized Adeola Ajayi, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), labeling him a coward for not attending court during Sowore's ongoing cybercrime trial. This statement was made while Sowore addressed journalists at the Federal High Court in Abuja following court proceedings.

He accused Ajayi of sending a representative instead of appearing himself, asserting that the DSS had identified Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as a witness in the case. Sowore further disparaged Igbokwe, claiming he had lost his sense of decency.

He stated, “The DSS DG was supposed to come, but he is a coward; he has been running away from his responsibilities.” Sowore is facing trial due to social media posts in which he described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”.