Rumbek East County Communal Clashes Unruly and Uncouth! BY: Akolde N. Jinub, RUMBEK, LAKES STATE
MAY 9/2011, SSN; Someone somewhere (groups/individuals) of high ranks and positions of SPLA (the South Sudan Army) in Government Of South Sudan, GOSS, did incite this vicious, callous and barbaric assault on the community of Maleng-Agok Payam, whose entire villages have been maimed; six of their sons killed mercilessly! This is one more clash witnessed in this county of Rumbek East from April 21 to 22 2011. The nature, magnitude and proportion of this communal dispute attack on Thuyic of Maleng-Agok Payam was shocking. The artillery of PKMs, G3 machine guns, automatic new AK 47s used, plan and coordination of the whole assault were organized and for target hitting! This indicates that behind it, there are some figures involved. This is further supported by the quarrel that rocked Juba between the two communities' members working in GOSS. I am told that the group of assailants had requested the affected group for a meeting and that they should come home to disperse their communities' members set for revenge attacks, especially the Thuyic of Maleng-Agok that had been attacked in their villages. The two sides ended up quarrelling till then, and there is no known meeting between the two, leave alone their communities back home in Rumbek East sure of settling the dispute. Some sympathizers that I have spoken to do support the cause of the Thuyic of Maleng-Agok for being victims of Government negligence, non-action and inability of SPLA, Security forces of Police, Prisons, Wildlife and Fire Brigade. The fact of the matter dwells on what is the cause of this continuing conflict that has been on for over ten years of bloody confrontation between one people as maternal uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and brothers/sisters in-laws. Funnily enough, the SPLA Major General from the assailants ide was in Rumbek town before launch of this attack on this other community of Thuyic. Whirling rumors accused this SPLA Maj. General of being behind this deadly battering. The other sign of this episode is the mass movement out of Lakes state by road and air of some intellectuals from Gony section of Athoi that assaulted Thuyic! What could be behind their runaway-like situation/state? I am told that many of these section youths both students and their working class members have run to Juba/Kampala, Wau and Juba! Are they guilty or afraid of retribution that may impede their stay around as usual!? According to a reliable source that I spoke to and who're prepare to remain unnamed, said that the assailants had been well armed and some of the ammunitions (bullets) used are from north Sudan and that they were brought from across Unity State! This same source told me that SPLA forces deployed in Cuei-chok, Maleng-Agok and Pacong locations and the organized forces of Police, Prisons, Wild Life and Fire Brigade were informed in advance of the imminent physical violence before the attackers were on Thuyic, and yet Thuyic was still hit by their organized opponents of Gony, and this time at the watch of the Government in the form of SPLA soldiers, and Organized forces. During the battle, it was Police vehicles that rescued some wounded and carried the dead in their pickup vehicles as these skirmishes ensued! All these indicate that the Government of South Sudan from Juba down to counties and villages are noted as unable and not ready to protect civilians at the verge of any danger whether by themselves or other forms of rebellion as that of George Athor, Peter Gadet, or Gatluak! SPLA and other organized forces should do more to protect lives being risked as we move closer to nationhood! Akolde Nhial Jinub, Rumbek, Lakes State, email: [email protected] COMMENTS, PLEASE CLICK HERE Disclaimer: The views expressed above are solely those of the author(s) and do not represent those of the website. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
