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by Philip Thon Aleu June 27, 2011 (BOR) – A contingent of police trainees graduated on Monday in Bor, Jonglei state, ahead as a step toward boasting security ahead of south Sudan’s independence celebration in less than two weeks times. Police men and women taking oath of allegiance in front of govenment officials and public in Bor, Jonglei state on June 27, 2011 (ST photo by Philip Thon Aleu) Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Freedom Square, Bor, Jonglei state governor Kuol Manyang Juuk called upon the public and police to cooperate in order to quell increasing crimes rates in the state where clashes over cattle and child abduction are rampant. “There are a lot of crimes in Jonglei,” said Kuol. “People take guns to raid cattle or abduct children or loot traders’ shops” he added. Jonglei state is inhabited by cattle keeping communities that often engage in cattle rustling. Child abduction and competition over meagre resources has resulted in the killing of civilians and massive displacement. WEAK POLICE, STRONG CRIMINALS “The police lacks gun and it is very difficult to control armed criminals,” said Gabriel Duop Lam, Jonglei, state minister of law enforcement on Monday, in what appeared as reaction to complaints raised by the Bor county commissioner, Maker Lual Kuol, on police’s reluctance to secure villages. “If the police can protect money in banks, why not cattle in the villages?” said Maker Lual Kuol, adding, “both money and cattle are national resources that should be protected”. Governor Kuol expressed hope that the government of South Sudan, which will become the Republic South Sudan on 9 July, will equip police to address “the chaos” in Jonglei state. (ST) -- 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.
