Sowore accuses DSS of ‘aiding government-sponsored thugs’ to attack him in Ado-Ekiti

Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of aiding “government-sponsored thugs” to attack him and his team in Ado-Ekiti.

In a post on X on Friday, the activist said the incident occurred shortly after he completed an interview on Midas FM 90.5 in the Ekiti state capital.

“We have been brutally attacked and injured by well armed government-sponsored thugs in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State,” he wrote.

“The @OfficialDSSNG provided these attackers with our exact location, enabling them to carry out this vicious assault. We won’t back down! We have a country to liberate!”

In a separate post, Sowore shared photos of himself and one of his aides on hospital beds, alleging that the attackers came from the Ekiti Government House and were backed by the DSS.

“This is the level of infamy to which Nigeria has been subjected! Those who brutally attacked us in Ado-Ekiti today came from the Government House,” he posted.

“They are well known, and they were provided with tracking and operational support by the DSS.”

He alleged that the DSS operatives had been trailing and harassing his team since their arrival in the state a day earlier.

“They even threatened the manager of the first place where we ate, warning him never to allow us to use his premises again,” he said.

He dismissed claims by Falade Michael, commissioner of police in Ekiti, that the incident was “mere altercations”.

Sowore said the commissioner personally visited the scene of the brutal attack and saw firsthand the “extensive injuries” him and his team sustained.

“The Commissioner saw the injuries, witnessed the aftermath of the violence, and was fully aware of the seriousness of what happened,” he wrote.

“Yet his Command has chosen to trivialize the attack, even describing the injuries as “minor.

“No wonder allegations have emerged that the Commissioner of Police himself was involved. This is despicable!”

As of the time of filing this report, the DSS is yet to issue an official reaction to the allegations.