DSS Tracked Me to Port Harcourt – Sowore Raises Fresh Alarm

Human rights activist and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of placing a tracking device on his security vehicle.

Sowore disclosed the development on Tuesday through a post shared on X.

He stated that secret police operatives monitored his movements from the moment he arrived in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference.

According to him, suspicious movements around his convoy after speaking at an event prompted his security team to switch vehicles immediately.

He wrote, “After my speech at the Kay Hikers gathering, we noticed some strange movements and decided to switch vehicles. That was when we discovered an electronic tracking device attached underneath the security vehicle we had used that night.”

According to Sowore, upon inspecting the vehicle used earlier that night, his security detail uncovered an electronic tracking device attached underneath the car.

Sowore said that the attempt to track him shows panic within state security apparatuses following his outspoken criticisms of governance in the country.

He added, “They are really scared!”

The secret police have not made any formal reaction to the accusation raised by the activist in Port Harcourt.

The incident marks another escalation in the protracted friction between the convener of the RevolutionNow movement and state security agencies.

Sowore has faced multiple arrests, detentions, and legal battles since his 2019 campaign against the federal government.

He was previously arrested in Abuja in 2019 after calling for nationwide protests under the RevolutionNow banner and charged with treasonable felony.

Despite court orders granting him bail, security agencies delayed his release for months, leading to high-profile legal standoffs in federal courts.

Security operatives also re-arrested him inside a Federal High Court courtroom in Abuja shortly after his initial release, triggering widespread condemnation from international rights groups.

Sowore’s passport remained seized for several years, restricting his movement until federal authorities dropped treason charges against him in early 2024.

His recent presence in Port Harcourt for the NBA conference attracted significant attention, given his public clashes with political figures during the event.

Earlier at the conference, video footage captured a heated verbal altercation between Sowore and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

The altercation occurred during a panel session discussing governance, anti-corruption, and economic reforms under successive political administrations in Nigeria.

During the debate, Sowore challenged former public office holders, insisting that politicians who previously held power failed to deliver meaningful development to the public.

Sowore challenged former public officeholders.

He said, “I love one thing that Amaechi said. He said, apart from Sowore and Adebayo, the rest of us have been in government and we have failed. You guys should be apologising to the Nigerian people.”

He specifically criticized rail infrastructure projects executed under Amaechi’s ministry, claiming the projects failed to relieve transport burdens following fuel subsidy removals.

Amaechi pushed back forcefully during the session, defending his infrastructure record and telling the AAC candidate to respect political experience.

The former governor insisted that the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna rail lines operated efficiently during his tenure as transportation minister.

Sowore also challenged former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi at the same event, questioning his past budgetary allocations to critical sectors.

The AAC candidate maintained that state governments continue to profit from increased federal revenues while ordinary citizens bear economic hardships.

He argued that federal allocations expanded significantly following the removal of fuel subsidies, leaving state governors with larger financial pools.