The Department of State Services
(DSS) has denied allegations that its operatives played a role in the
disappearance of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
from Nigeria.
Until his reappearance in Israel
on Friday, Kanu was last seen on September 14, 2017, after a raid on his Abia
residence by the military.
Following his appearance, Kanu
made a live broadcast on Sunday, narrating his ordeal, and threatening to
return with hell to Nigeria.
Reacting to his broadcast, Ralph
Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State
of Biafra (MASSOB), accused the DSS of masterminding Kanu’s escape.
Uwazuruike said Kanu’s
disappearance is “a non-issue because it was carefully prearranged by the
Department of State Security, DSS”.
Uwazuruike also said Kanu came
out of hiding to make money from 2019 elections, and not to fight for the
actualisation of Biafra as he claimed.
Defending the secret police,
Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, described the allegation as “malicious.”
He said the allegation was cooked
up to discredit the federal government and its agencies.
“The Service wishes to state that
the news is fake, mischievous and defamatory. It is nothing but a figment of
the imagination of the originators,” Afunaya said in a statement.
“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.
“The DSS is aware that some
unscrupulous elements are keen on exploiting the situation to constitute
nuisance to the freedoms of all persons as guaranteed in the Constitution and
as well disrupt the forthcoming general election.
“The DSS will not stand by idly
and watch these undesirable elements achieve their aims. It is to be further
emphasised that the indissolubility, unity and indivisibility of our beloved
country is sacred.”
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