Former presidential candidate for the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has once again called out the mobile networks operating in the country, saying that the ‘telecom cartel is bleeding Nigerians dry’.

A few weeks ago, Sowore had demanded the “total occupation” of MTN Nigeria over chronic service failures.

In a post on his official X account on 23 April 2026, Sowore called on Nigerians to occupy MTN, lamenting the telecom company’s unexplained data loss and dropped calls despite its market dominance.

The activist also attached a 2026 chart by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) showing that MTN controls 51.8% of the nation’s 182 million telecom subscribers, far ahead of Airtel (34.1%), Glo (12.3%), and 9mobile (1.8%).

“Why MTN must face total occupation by Nigerians! They dominate Nigeria’s telecom space but operate with reckless disregard for their customers. Data vanishes without explanation, calls fail repeatedly, and accountability is nonexistent. MTN is totally and irreversibly irresponsible,” Sowore wrote.

Calling the company out once again on Monday, he lamented that the telecom cartel is bleeding Nigerians dry.

“The company now known as Most Terrible Network (MTN) sits at the top of this exploitation pyramid, stealing, robbing, and extorting millions of Nigerian subscribers daily,” Sowore wrote on X, lamenting that MTN is not alone.

“But they are not alone. Airtel Nigeria, Glo World and 9mobileNG are all complicit. All are feeding off Nigerians with impunity. Dropped calls. Vanishing data. Phantom charges.

“The agencies supervising are also complicit, no consequences. Enough is enough. This is not poor service; it is organized exploitation. #OCCUPYMTN NOW. Reclaim your digital rights.”