In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, Sowore condemned the unfolding Venezuela crisis, where the United States and allied forces conducted a controversial operation resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife earlier this month, an action described by some international voices as unlawful and a violation of sovereignty.
Nigerian human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has strongly criticised a recurring pattern of powerful nations using humanitarian or security pretexts to disguise interventions aimed at resource extraction in vulnerable countries.
In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, Sowore condemned the unfolding Venezuela crisis, where the United States and allied forces conducted a controversial operation resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife earlier this month, an action described by some international voices as unlawful and a violation of sovereignty.
"For those of us who are discerning, it was clear from the outset that the 'drug cartel' narrative used in the kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the global and unconscionable humiliation of his wife, and the targeting of Venezuela was a ruse,” Sowore wrote, referencing what has been widely reported as the official rationale behind the U.S. military invasion in Venezuela.
Sowore argued that interventions in nations rich in oil and other resources, including Iraq and Libya, have followed “the same script”, noting that they are first framed as altruistic acts rooted in security, humanitarian concern, or moral obligation, only for their true motives of strategic or economic gain to surface later.
"The invasion of oil and resource-rich nations, whether Iraq, Libya, or Venezuela, has always followed the same script,” he said.
"Modern invasions are first masked as acts of altruism, framed in the language of security, humanitarian concern, or moral rescue.
"What follows almost inevitably is the brazen deployment of unrestrained and unaccountable power to loot the resources of weaker nations, keeping them perpetually poor, destabilized, and vulnerable.”
Sowore took a slam on U.S. President Donald Trump, calling him “merely the latest rider of this global Trojan horse,” and suggesting that while the rhetoric of international intervention changes over time, “the machinery” behind exploitation remains consistent.
"Donald Trump is merely the latest rider of this global Trojan horse. Different rhetoric, same machinery,” Sowore stated.
"It is a tragic pattern and a sad indictment of humanity that exploitation continues to be repackaged as benevolence, while entire societies are left to bear the cost.”
Sowore’s comments come amid widespread international criticism of the military operation in Venezuela, with several African governments and activist groups condemning the action as a violation of international law and an affront to state sovereignty.
The crisis has reignited global debate on the motives and legality of foreign interventions, especially when framed under the guise of humanitarian or security justifications.
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