The Department of State Services (DSS) has charged a man over a social media post urging the military to remove the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu from office via a coup.
DSS filed a six-count charge against 27-year-old Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume, with the charges brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja under case number FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, relating to posts Onukwume made on his verified X account (@theagroman) in October 2025.
According to the DSS, the posts encouraged the removal of the ruling All Progressives Congress, the suspension of the federal government, and support for the military in taking over the country.
In the charge filed on Tuesday by DSS counsel A.M. Danalami, Onukwume’s actions were said to contravene Sections 46A(1) and 59(1) of the Criminal Code Act, as well as Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2024 (as amended).
Some of the statements attributed to him include: “A coup in Nigeria is needed. Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigerian government, and join the AES. That is all we need now.
“It will happen eventually, Nigerian. The military needs your support now! Only they can save this country. The bastard in Aso Rock has basically sold this country to the West, and they run our intelligence apparatus only the military can reset this country.”
In another post, he said, “Tinubu has to go and APC has to die for Nigeria to have any semblance of normal life. And if you think your stupid votes can remove Tinubu, I’m here to tell you that you’re a fool.”
The DSS cited the same post repeated on his account, adding, “A coup in Nigeria is needed. Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigerian Government, and join the AES. That is all we need now.”
Onukwume, a resident of Umusayo Layout, Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State, is expected to be arraigned later this week.
In October, the military arrested 16 personnel for alleged indiscipline and breach of service regulations.
Many of the detainees are graduates of the 56th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) who trained between September 2004 and October 2008.
Their arrest caused outrage among Nigerians who attributed it to an alleged plot to subvert democratic government in Nigeria.
However, the Defence Headquarters dismissed the claims, saying the arrests were for disciplinary purpose unrelated to any coup plot as suggested by some media reports.
