Mother of detained RevolutionNow protagonist, Omoyele Sowore has appealed to Department of State Services, DSS, to release the incarcerated publisher immediately as the family has been subjected to serious hardship since his arrest.
Traumatized Madam Kehinde Sowore is reported to have lamented in Kiribo, Ose-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State that Omoyele as the first child of the family is their bread winner and DSS refusal to release him has caused the entire family an unimaginable agony.
Omoyele Sowore’s father died a couple of years ago and everyone in the family looks unto him for succor.
Sowore was arrested on August 3 by the DSS for organising a series of protest against bad governance in Nigeria.
In a statement signed by Olusegun Sowore and Robert Sowore, the family maintained that their son believed in one Nigeria and had passion for the peaceful co-existence of the citizenry.
“The continued incarceration of Omoyele in DSS custody, even after the court had given directive for his release give us cause for concern,” the statement read. “The attitude of the DSS does not portray the Mohammadu Buhari-led government in a good light in the eyes of the citizens and international observers.
“The family is particularly worried about the DSS disregard for the rule of law.
“We envisage that the DSS in their characteristic manner would deliberately want to incarcerate him for no just cause even after meeting his stringent bail conditions slammed on him.
“We call on well-meaning Nigerians, human rights organisations, President Muhammadu Buhari, governors and legislators to urgently intervene in the matter.”
