Census Commission Robbed Over 100,000 US$ The South Sudan National Bureau Centre of Statistics, Census and Evaluation Commission was on Saturday night robbed close to 100,000 United States Dollars (USD).05 December 2011 Mr. John Maciek showing some of the broken safes at the crime scene [©Gurtong]By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 5th December 2011 [Gurtong] - The South Sudan National Bureau Centre of Statistics, Census and Evaluation Commission was on Saturday night robbed close to 100,000 United States Dollars (USD).
The Deputy Chairperson of the Commission, Mr. John Maciek told Gurtong today that, all the three security men manning the building at night ; one armed policeman and two unarmed were sedated with chloroform before the unknown robbers broke into offices where money is kept. “Yesterday (Sunday) at 1:30pm the head driver informed me that the office was broken into, he also discovered the car they used during the robbery,” Maciek explained. He continued that, “when the head driver and his team knocked at the main gate, there was no response. So he tried to peep only to see that the policeman was sleeping, the other security guard was tied on a car battery also sleeping and the third security guard was laying asleep in the meeting hall.” He pointed out that, after the robbers broke into the three offices of the accountant, cashier and his office, they broke into the safe and went away with $72,000 US Dollars and 112,000 South Sudanese Pounds besides some money taken in the other two offices. They vandalized four safes in which Maciek estimated to cost at least 20,000 South Sudan Pounds. The Commission filed a statement at Juba Police Station and the security persons were all admitted to Juba Teaching Hospital. According to Maciek, the robbers must be people who are familiar with the Commission’s offices. “These are people who are familiar with this place because they targeted only these offices where the money is kept,” Maciek disclosed. This is the latest insecurity incidence no government premises after two watchmen were killed last week on Wednesday in Gumbo Payam by unknown armed robbers. Last week, the South Sudan National Parliament voted for a motion summoning three national Ministers of; Interior, National Security and the Minister of Defence to answer questions on the rising insecurity incidences in Juba. The motion presented by Hon. Tongun Lodu to the August House last week indicated that, 49 people have been killed in separate incidences at night by unknown armed robbers since January this year. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" 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/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
