Madam Esther Kehinde Sowore,
mother of rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken out for the first time
since the arrest and detention of her son by the Department of State Services
on August 3, 2019.
The activist was picked up from
his hotel in Lagos in the early hours of that day for calling on Nigerians to
take to the streets on August 5 in peaceful demonstrations to demand a better
country from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Under Buhari’s government, dozens
of Nigerians continue to lose their jobs and sources of livelihood by the day
while a growing number of individuals and households are now forced to go
unimaginable heights in trying to put decent meals on their tables.
Speaking on the situation of the
activist on Tuesday, Madam Esther said that contrary to claims by the Nigerian
Government that her son was out to distabilise the country through violence,
‘Yele’ as she fondly calls him, was not a criminal but a kind-hearted soul born
to challenge evil and every form of injustice around him.
In a two-minute, 40-second video,
the woman called on Buhari and Director-General of the DSS – Nigeria’s secret
and ruthless police – Yusuf Bichi, to immediately release her son especially
after two court orders had directed that he should be freed upon satisfying
stringent bail conditions.
Madam Esther went further to call
on Nigerians all around the world to raise their voices against Sowore’s
continued detention by the government.
She said, “Dear SSS, Dear Buhari,
I am Yele Sowore’s mother. I am sending you this message as a mother. I am a
woman, your mother is a woman, your wife is a woman also. This is December and
Yele has been taken away since August.
“He always comes to me in the
village every December but you have been holding him. I am a widow, my son has
always been like that. He speaks against injustice and stands up against it. He
doesn’t run away, he faces his case. Please release him and let him face his
case in court. I know him, he can’t run away because he knows he has not
committed any crime.
“You are a Muslim, please in the
name of Allah, leave my son, release him. I call on all mothers to speak out,
let us join voice for the sake of the future of our children.
“Omoyele is only asking for a
better Nigeria so that all our children can have good future. My mind is
disturbed that he has not been allowed to go for medical care since August.
Alhaji Bichi Yusuf, please obey the law since you have gone to court release
Omoyele Sowore now.
“Since I gave birth to him, he
always speaks against evil. Even in the village, before he went to school in
Lagos, he has always been like that. He is not a criminal, release Sowore now.
Please release my son because you have your own son, you take care of your son,
let me take care of my children.
“I am a widow, release my son. I
cannot eat, I cannot sleep and it is affecting my health. Please release
Omoyele Sowore, my son. He is not a criminal. Omoyele is not a criminal, leave
him.”
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