The Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday denied an allegation that five of its personnel  aided the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to escape from Nigeria.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, spokesperson for the DSS, Mr. Peter Afunanya described the allegation as a malicious and defamatory fabrication peddled by enemies of peace and unity.

The statement read: “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.

“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 a nuisance to the freedoms of all persons as guaranteed in the Constitution and as well disrupt the forthcoming general elections.

“The DSS will not stand by idly and watch these undesirable elements achieve their aims. It is to be further emphasized that the indissolubility, unity and indivisibility of our beloved country is sacred.”

The statement added that those it described as obstructive planners against the unity of Nigeria should know that no individual or group can be bigger than Nigeria as a country.

The DSS therefore reassured residents in the country of their safety and the DSS’s unwavering commitment towards providing an enabling environment for peaceful co-existence and stability in the country.

Kanu, who is facing trial for treason at a Federal High Court in Abuja disappeared from his abode in Umuahia, Abia State on September 14, 2017 in the wake of a military operation. He however resurfaced in Jerusalem, Israel on Friday.