 The DSS has said it does not detain citizens on the order of powerful people. The service was reacting to an opinion in a newspaper where it was alleged that hundreds of innocent citizens are currently languishing in police and SSS detention centers across the country. And these arrests were said to have been ordered by powerful men and women. PRO of the service, Dr. Peter Afunaya says, the DSS and indeed security agencies, if not praised, should at least be supported. The organization may not be perfect, but it is doing so much for the country.