- Safiu Kehinde
The Department of State Services (DSS) has on Tuesday dragged a 27-year-old man, Innocent Onukwume, to court for allegedly advocating for a coup in the country.
In a six-count criminal charge, filed at the Federal High Court in Abujja, the DSS said Onukwume who resides at Umusayo Layout, Oyigbo LGA of Rivers, allegedly committed the offence in October this year.
The charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, was filed before the court on yesterday by the security agency’s lawyer, A. M. Danalami.
The DSS stated that by his conduct, Onukwume committed offences contrary to and punishable under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2024 (As Amended).
Onukwume, who is the sole defendant in the charge, may be arraigned within the week.
In count one, Onukwume was alleged to have, sometimes in October, 2025, and having the intent to cause fear and alarm to the public or to disturbing the public peace, posted a message calling for a coup in Nigeria on his social media account.
He was alleged to have posted on his verified X account (@theagroman), the following words: “A coup in Nigeria is needed. Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigeria government and join the AES. That is all we need now.”
The offence is said to be punishable under Section 59 (1) of the Criminal Code Act, Cap 77, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, among other counts.