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  The Department of State Services has informed Nigerians that, despite efforts to damage the service’s reputation, it will continue to carry out its duty in accordance with international best practices. Claims that suspects were being mistreated and denied access to their attorneys in detention were referred to as untrue by the service. The DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, on Thursday in a statement maintained that suspects were handled in line with the service’s regular operating procedure, with the general treatment of suspects being prioritised. This, he said, suspects who had been to its facilities could attest to. He said, “To sustain national stability, the service will continue to carry out its duties and responsibilities in line with global best practices as they affect human rights and the rule of law. “This is despite calculated efforts by some interest groups to create the impression that persons arrested by the service are either not taken care of or denied access to ...