Lakes state: Ten killed and 22 wounded in Rumbek clashes
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By Manyang Mayom
April 23, 2011 (RUMBEK) – Fighting between communities in Rumbek East
County on Friday left 10 dead and 22 with serious injuries according
to Lakes state member of parliament Kedit Madol Kedit. The local MP
said that the clashes were between the Thuyic and Gong ethnic groups.
The wounded from the clashes, which effected Malek-Agok and Pacong
payams [districts] had been admitted to Rumbek hospital, Madol said.
In response the unrest the Lakes state government has deployed a large
joint force of the South Sudan army - Sudan People Liberation Army
(SPLA) - and South Sudan Police Services (SSPS) to bring the area back
under control.
Speaking to the press inside the battle field zone in Pacong district
Madol who is the chairman of Security and Public Order in Lakes state
Assembly said that fighting between the communities was heavy and had
required a large military response.
The local MP said that on Friday four people were killed and three
people were wounded from the Thuyic ethnic group. On the same day one
person was killed and three people were wounded from the Gong tribe.
On Saturday he reported that three Thuyic people were killed and one
person from Gong side was killed. Also on Saturday “ten people were
wounded from Gong side and 3 people were wounded on side of Thuyic”,
he said.
Madol said that some of the bullets had been identified by South
Sudan’s military intelligence as from being from the Khartoum
government and had been sold to civilians. South Sudan is due to
become independent in July and frequently accuses Khartoum of
interfering in the region’s affairs. Khartoum denies such allegations.
Lakes state’s governor Chol Tong Mayay and Lakes state minister of
Local Government and Law reinforce Agent Mabor Mayen Wol, plus Rumbek
East County commissioner David Marial Gumke including Lakes state
commissioner of Police Saed Abdulatif Chawuol Lom held an emergency
meeting to discuss the clashes o Saturday. The outcome of their
meeting has not been disclosed to media.
(ST)
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