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Two separate courts in the Nigeria
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Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on
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Tuesday fixed October 27th and November
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20th, 2025 for the commencement of the
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lawsuits brought before them by the
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founder and publisher of Sahare
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Reporters, Amy Saware, and the
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Department of State Service, DSS, over
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issue of posts published on X and
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Facebook social media platforms that
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allegedly described President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu as a criminal after the president
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allegedly said There is no more
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corruption in Nigeria while the
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president was speaking at an event in
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Brazil in the month of August 2025.
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According to Omi Saware's lawyer to
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Temokin, today at the Federal High Court
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in Abuja, proceedings commenced in the
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historic cases filed by rights activist
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Amy Saware challenging the clampdown on
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free speech and political expression by
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the Department of State Services SSS in
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collusion with global social media
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giants Meta, Facebook, Instagram and
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Xcorporation, Twitter. The suits are saw
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versus SSS and Meta FHC ABJ CS1 1887
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Saware versus SSS and Xcorporation FHC
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Saware was represented by a formidable
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team of lawyers led by Topp Temokin, Abu
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Bakr Marshall, Alexander Aketa, Dr. SM
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OA Dr. Maxwell Opara Akin Saware and
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Akoj Saba representation for the
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respondents meta appeared through
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Mafessimote Teo Yeto San Xcorporation
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and the DSS had no council present in
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court proceedings. The court granted
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motions X party filed by Sares Council
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for leave to serve Meta and Xcorporation
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outside jurisdiction through electronic
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means. The originating motion against
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Meta was also served in court on Meta's
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council adjournment. The court adjourned
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both matters to November 20th, 2025 for
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hearing. These suits filed following the
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DSS attempted censorship of SOR's social
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media post calling the president a
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criminal mark a significant stand
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against both local repression and
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international collaboration in silencing
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dissenting voices. So war insists that
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no government agency or foreign
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corporation has the right to muzzle
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Nigerians in the digital space.
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Barrister To Temokin stated on September
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at a separate court where the federal
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government of Nigeria filed a fivecount
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charges against the news media publisher
