Jonglei state: Twic East denies attacking villages in Pibor
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July 2, 2011 (BOR) – Dau Akooi Jurkcuh, the commissioner of Twic East
county in Jonglei state, has refuted accusations that armed youth from
his area launched a deadly attack on villages in neighboring Pibor
county last week.
In a press release sent to the Sudan Tribune, the commissioner
describes recent media reports which quoted officials from Pibor
accusing Lou Nuer from Twic East for the attacks as “unfounded”.
“The authorities of Twic East county deplore the unfounded accusations
made…against the people of Twic East county [as involved attack on
Pibor county villages],” Dau said in the letter.
Akot Maze Adikir, the commissioner of Pibor county - mainly occupied
by the Murle ethnic group - in Jonglei state, allege that armed youths
from neighboring counties of Twic East, Duk, Nyirol, Uror and Akobo
launched heavy attacks on villages on June 15, 2011. Commissioner Akot
claims that hundreds of people were killed and thousands of cattle
raided.
Twic East commissioner Dau demanded that the Pibor comminsioner
apologise his “for malicious statement” adding that the accusation had
damaged the integrity of people of Twic East for “wrongly link[ing]
them with killing of innocent civilians of Pibor county.”
South Sudan is due to celebrate independence from North Sudan in less
than a week after having voted for secession as part of a 2005 peace
accord. Local feuds over cattle and meager resources have resulted in
the killing of thousands of civilians and raised concerns about the
viability of the new nation as well as various rebel groups.
(ST)
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