Sowore Reveals Tracker IMEI, Alleges DSS Surveillance
African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has disclosed the IMEI number of a GPS tracking device he says was found attached to a vehicle used by his team in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Sowore alleged that the device was used to monitor his movements while he was attending the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference. In a post on X on Wednesday, he identified the device as a subscription-based SpyTec GPS GL300 tracker and gave its IMEI number as 860201067972185. Sowore said he would continue investigating the device and its alleged connection to the Department of State Services (DSS), insisting that he wanted to establish who deployed it and why. He had earlier alleged that DSS operatives were monitoring his movements after he arrived in Port Harcourt for the NBA conference. According to the AAC candidate, suspicions arose after he and his associates noticed what he described as unusual movements following his appearance at an event organised by the Kay Hikers group. He said the team decided to change vehicles, after which they discovered an electronic tracking device attached underneath the security vehicle they had been using. Sowore subsequently shared a video which he said showed the device recovered from beneath the vehicle. However, he has not presented independent evidence proving that the DSS deployed the tracker. The security agency has also not publicly confirmed that it placed the device on the vehicle.
The development comes as Sowore continues to criticise the Nigerian government and security agencies. Speaking at the ongoing NBA conference, he also called for the abolition of governors’ security votes and supported the establishment of police forces at the federal, state, local government, campus and township levels. He argued that security votes currently controlled by state governors should instead be kept in an escrow account and used to support state police, including the payment of officers. Sowore’s allegation has renewed debate over the use of electronic surveillance technology and the extent to which security agencies may monitor political activists and opposition figures. The AAC presidential candidate has remained a vocal critic of successive Nigerian administrations and is seeking to become president in the 2027 general elections.
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