Nigeria, April 2 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, against the State Security Service (SSS), its Director General, Adeola Ajayi, and Meta Platforms Incorporated, the parent company of Facebook.

The judge, Mohammed Umar, dismissed the suit after declining to grant any of Mr Sowore's prayers.

Resolving all three issues raised by Mr Sowore against him and in favour of the respondents, the judge said the suit was "without merit."

Mr Sowore had filed the suit, accusing Meta of taking down a post he made on 26 August last year about President Bola Tinubu.

The activist referred to Mr Tinubu as a criminal in the controversial post...