Senator Robert Menendez, an American politician serving as the senior United States Senator from New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2006 has reacted to the ongoing political drama between the State Security Service, self-styled as the Department of State Services, and the convener of the Revolution Now initiative, Sowore Omoyele
In a now viral video, Menendez promised the intervention of the United States in the case as he stated clearly that not only did the DSS have no business flouting the orders of the court in a democratic regime, the young man in question, Omoyele Sowore’s has not committed a crime by execising his right to speech
The Senator said;
“The United States is watching and the world is watching. I fear that the blatant harassment of Mr Omoyele Sowore, an activist and journalist whose only crime appears to be exercising his right to free expression, is becoming symptomatic of increasingly closing political and civic space in Nigeria,” Menendez said.
“The Nigerian court has twice ordered his release on bail. And the state security agencies openly defied the court order each time leaving me to conclude that either Nigeria no longer respects the rule of law or President Buhari is woefully out of touch with what agents of his governments are doing in his name.
“This is unacceptable in a country that calls itself a democracy. Journalists who risk their lives to expose the truth should be celebrated, not incarcerated.
“It is unacceptable to that the husband and father of a US citizen with such blatant cruelty. Today, my office contacted our ambassador in Nigeria in an effort to obtain answers on what actions the United States is taking on the Sowore family’s behalf.
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