The Department of State Services (DSS) has reacted after the former spokesman of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Olusegun Adeniyi, accused the outfit over their illegal detention of Nigerians.
Olusegun Adeniyi accused the DSS of carrying out the bid of wealthy men as ”hundreds of innocent citizens are currently languishing in Police and State Security Services (SSS) detention centres across the country, following arrests ordered by powerful men and women”.
In reaction, Peter Afunanya, DSS’ spokesman, has refuted the claims the DSS has carried out the bidding of any big man on private citizens or persons.
He said, ”Dear Mr Olusegun Adeniyi, without efforts to join issues with you on an opinion expressed by you in your article of 5th August, 2021 on the above subject matter, the SSS takes exceptions to the part that states that “Hundreds of innocent citizens are currently languishing in Police and State Security Services (SSS) detention centres across the country, following arrests ordered by powerful men and women.”
”This is not true. I do not speak for the Police but it is certain that no Nigerian or anyone for that matter is in the SSS/DSS custody on the order(s) of private citizens or persons. The SSS has an Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) on the criminal justice administration.”
”The media owes a duty, propelled by good conscience and common good, to guide public narratives about some government agencies and their sacrifices to uphold security, peace and unity of this nation, Nigeria.
”The SSS should not be run down given the slightest opportunity. You had been at the commanding heights of governance and national security administration and management to understand issues so as not to misinform the public.
”It is unacceptable for a respectable columnist of your experience and status to make a sweeping statement like the one herein. It is misleading, inciting, denigrating, demeaning, misinforming and should be withdrawn.
Source: www.NaijaOnPoint.com
