DSS denies aiding Nnamdi Kanu’s escape

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied what it
describes as a malicious report suggesting that five of its
personnel allegedly aided Nnamdi Kanu, the self-acclaimed leader of
the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to escape his abode in
Umuahia, Abia State on September 14, 2017.

The spokesman of the Service, Peter Afunanya in a statement on
Monday said, “The Service wishes to state that the news is fake,
mischievous and defamatory.”

He added that, “It is nothing but a figment of the imagination
of the originators. The public should, by now, have noted the
antics of Kanu, IPOB and their collaborators whose stock in trade
is to peddle unfounded rumours, gossips and propaganda aimed at
subverting the government, its key agencies and officials.”

He said the DSS is aware that some unscrupulous elements are
keen on exploiting the situation to constitute a nuisance to the
freedoms of all persons as guaranteed in the Constitution and as
well disrupt the forthcoming general elections.

He added that the DSS will not idly standby and watch these
undesirable elements achieve their aims.

He said, “It is to be further emphasized that the
indissolubility, unity and indivisibility of our beloved country is
sacred. Obstructive planners against the unity of Nigeria should,
therefore, know that no individual or group can be bigger than this
country.”