Sowore Reveals Tracking Device DSS Allegedly Attached to His Car

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) placed a tracking device on a vehicle used by his security team during his visit to Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Sowore made the allegation after attending activities surrounding the 2026 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the Rivers State capital.

The activist and publisher of SaharaReporters said he suspected that he was being monitored after noticing what he described as unusual movements around his team.

According to him, the situation became more suspicious after he addressed a gathering organised by Kay Hikers in Port Harcourt.

He said his team decided to change vehicles after observing the strange movements.

That decision, he claimed, led to the discovery of an electronic tracking device underneath the security vehicle they had used.

Politics Nigeria earlier reported that Sowore first raised the alarm on Tuesday, through his social media account.

He alleged that the DSS had been monitoring his movements from the moment he arrived in Port Harcourt for the NBA conference.

“That was when we discovered an electronic tracking device attached underneath the security vehicle we had used that night,” he said.

The allegation has now taken a new turn after Sowore claimed that the device had been identified.

In another update on Wednesday, he said the device was a Spytec GPS GL300 tracker.

He further claimed that the device carried the IMEI number 860201067972185.

Sowore described it as a subscription-based tracking device capable of monitoring the movement of a vehicle.

The Spytec GL300 is designed as a portable GPS tracking device. Information about the device shows that it can transmit location information through cellular networks and is commonly used for tracking vehicles and other assets.

However, the identification of the device does not by itself establish who placed it on the vehicle.

He said his team would seek to establish who allegedly deployed the device and why it was attached to the vehicle.

“We will keep tracking the trackers at @OfficialDSSNG until we establish exactly who deployed this device and we know their intention already.

“They are really scared!” he said.

Sowore has previously accused the DSS of targeting him over his political activities and social media comments.

The agency, on its part, has been prosecuting him over allegations linked to posts he made about President Bola Tinubu.

However, the DSS has not publicly responded to Sowore’s latest allegation about the tracking device as of the time of filing this report.

There is also no independent confirmation that the device was installed by the DSS.

In a related development, the DSS and Sowore have been locked in a separate legal battle at the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged criminal defamation and other offences arising from his social media posts concerning President Bola Tinubu.

The case took another turn on August 3, 2026, when proceedings were adjourned following a heated exchange between lawyers representing Sowore and the Federal Government.

Sowore’s defence team had asked for more time to prepare for the continuation of the case after receiving court documents later than expected.

The DSS opposed the request and urged the court to foreclose the defence, accusing the defendant of frustrating the trial.

Justice Mohammed Umar eventually adjourned the matter after the disagreement between the lawyers disrupted proceedings.

The case was subsequently fixed for September 20, 2026, for continuation of the defence.

The latest development followed an earlier decision by Sowore to withdraw his plan to compel the DSS Director-General, Oluwatosin Ajayi, to appear as a defence witness.

On July 28, Sowore’s lawyer informed the Federal High Court that the defence no longer needed the DSS chief to testify because the evidence they were seeking could be obtained from another official of the agency.

The decision came after the prosecution objected to the subpoena issued against the DSS Director-General.

The Federal Government argued that the document the DSS boss was expected to produce had already been admitted in evidence and that it was not authored by him.

Sowore’s defence had initially sought the appearance of the DSS chief over a letter allegedly sent to the activist asking him to retract posts in which he referred to President Tinubu as a “criminal.”

The case has continued despite several courtroom developments.

On June 22, 2026, Sowore was remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre after the court revoked his bail.

Following the order, he remained defiant and told supporters that his detention would not stop his political activities.

“I’m going to prison to keep mobilizing our people. The court was told by the prosecution that they must insist on sending me to Kuje Prison until Wednesday. I came prepared. I even brought my prison bag. All these are happening for a good reason. Somebody must make sacrifices that will benefit this country,” Sowore said at the time.

He later maintained that his detention would not weaken his campaign against what he described as oppression and injustice.

“I urge the Nigerian people and all our comrades to remain resolute, steadfast, and unyielding in the quest for a genuine revolution that will liberate our country from oppression, injustice, and misrule. The struggle continues. Victory is certain,” he added.