The Department of State Services (DSS) orders the suspension of the cybercrime-related prosecution of Omoyele Sowore, a presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC). Multiple reports say the DSS instructs its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, to take steps to pause the case.
The suspension is set to last until after the 2027 general election, according to the outlets. Vanguard and The Punch both frame the development as a directive from the DSS rather than a court ruling, and both link the pause to Sowore’s ability to participate in politics leading up to the election.
The reporting focuses on the DSS’s decision and the procedural step to suspend prosecution, but it does not provide new details about the underlying allegations beyond their characterization as cybercrime or cyber-bullying. Both outlets present the same overall timeline and agency action, emphasizing the postponement rather than adjudication of the case’s merits.
