Three dead, two injured in landmine blast on Mayom-Abiemhnom road
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By: Bonifacio Taban Kuich
June 3, 2011 (BENTIU) - A landmine blast ripped off an NGO vehicle on
Mayom-Abiemhnom road upon its return yesterday after a mission in the
area.
The deadly landmine blast in Mayom County hit a truck belonging to
World Relief International There were five people on board including
two staff and three local residents.
The Mayom Commissioner Charles Machieng Kuol confirmed that three of
them were killed in the blast.
He accused militias loyal to Peter Gatdet forces coming from South
Kordofan of planting the landmine
“The incident claimed the life of two girls and one man. Two were
seriously wounded and the car belonged to an agency in Bentiu, which
was carrying some goods from Bentiu town to Abiemhnom,," said Kuol.
Kuol told Sudan Tribune on Friday that he strongly condemns what he
called a barbaric act carried out by rebel militias in the area. He
accused the militias of terrorizing citizens, looting property and
regularly threatening civilian life on roads which are used by
agencies assisting the poor and displaced.
The commissioner called upon the United Nations agencies and other
international non-governmental organizations to join hands with state
authorities to find a peaceful means of solving the Mayom conflict
between the Southern Army (SPLA) and the militias led by rebel
commander Gadet.
He pointed out that "too many people" have died in the last two months
which has seen frequent clashes since Gatdet defection from SPLA in
Mayom County.
Both militias and Southern Army (SPLA) are accused by locals of
terrorizing the region ahead of an official date of South Sudan’s
independence next month.
(ST)
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