Interior Minister meets Jonglei Governor Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:56 South Sudan >>> .South Sudan's Minister of Interior, Alison Monani Magaya, on Tuesday in Bor held a closed door meeting with the Jonglei State Governor, Kuol Manyang Juk, to address the ongoing violence in the troubled state.
Jonglei continues to experience a cycle of attacks and counter-attacks between Murle and Lou Nuer youth. The attacks have resulted in scores of people, mainly children and women, killed and about 60,000 displaced who are in dire need of humanitarian aid according to UN reports. Addressing a joint press conference after Tuesday's meeting, Monani said the national government is exerting efforts to improve the security situation in Jonglei State. Monani said that the disarmament process will start soon in all eleven counties of Jonglei. The Minister did not disclose when the disarmament exercise would start. Manyang said that poor roads in the state are hindering efforts to quell insecurity. He called on the national government to accelerate the construction of the feeder roads to improve quick response to such attacks. -- 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.
