Lakes State: Yirol West and Mvolo clashes back under control?
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By Manyang Mayom
March 24, 2011 (RUMBEK) - The commissioner of Yirol West county of
Lakes state, Makur Kulang Liei said that clashes between pastoralists
of Mapuordit payam (district) and those in Mvolo county in Western
Equatoria state are back under control after the county authorities
intensified efforts to control the situation.
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Makur Kulang Liei commissioner of Yirol West County (left) and right
governor Chol Tong Mayay (right) (ST)
Kulang described the situation in Mapuordit: “Yes, the situation is
under control, because we are talking to youth so that they stop the
unnecessary conflict. We are talking to chiefs so that this conflict
can be solved in amiable way – this conflict is baseless because it
has no objective – the number of people killed from my side is 14
people and 9 people wounded plus 500 households were burnt down ash”.
However, Kulang said that his counterpart in Mvolo has abandoned talks
with him over the phone. He added that there is no need to advance
into “baseless conflict” with Western Equatoria state and that the
“Government will investigate these clashes and my youth are going to
be found not guilty”.
Kulang said that “my last message is to my counterpart - the
commissioner of Mvolo that what is happening is really baseless – let
us sit down with youth from both side of Mvolo and Yirol West county
to bring this conflict to an end, because the people from one
government, one party and one constitution cannot just go to
unnecessary war”. He called upon GoSS to "provide full security to
community”.
He explained that, “I tried to contact him one day and I told him that
I wanted to meet to discuss this situation because clashes are
alarming. The Mvolo commissioner replied that he does not have time to
talk to us: neither me nor commissioner of Rumbek East county.” Kulang
explained that Makur went on to arrange a meeting in Rumbek at which
he “did not need to meet Rumbek East county commissioner”.
Lakes state security advisor, Santo Domic revealed that the
Commissioner of Yirol West county had failed to establish
communication with his Mvolo county counterpart, admitting that the
situation remains challenging and that the revenge attacks may
escalate if not tackled by the top government officials from Lakes and
Western Equatoria states.
Dominic affirmed his office had only gathered information from Yirol
West county, explaining that there are currently no efforts being made
to get intelligence on how the clashes have affected Mvolo.
He noted that Lakes government has asked Yirol West Commissioner to
establish a base at Mapuordit to be monitor to the situation and to
make every effort to re-establish communication with the Commissioner
of Mvolo.
South Sudan is due to become independent in July after a referendum as
part of a peace deal that ended decades of conflict between north and
south.
Despite the deal the South remains heavily armed both in organised
forces, militias and civilians. Conflict over cattle raiding and
banditry are common in some parts of the south.
(ST)
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