Western Bahr el Ghazal bans carrying weapons in public places
July 24, 2012 (RUMBEK) - South Sudan’s State of Western Bahr el Ghazal on Tuesday said it stopped soldiers and other members of the organised forces from carrying weapons in public places, apparently in an attempt to reduce crimes reported carried out with involvement of fire arms. The state made the pronouncement after conduct arms search operations during which it was able to collection 59 weapons of different types held by unauthorized persons in Wau town, capital of the state. The exercise which saw participation of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in collaboration with the state police service and other regular forces was carried following complaints about rising crime rate in the state. Speaking at the end of the exercise on Tuesday, Governor Rizik Zachariah Hassan congratulated the army and explained that the aim was to remove illicit weapons from unauthorized groups and to create an armed free state. Governor Hassan asked the army to remain ever prepared and ready any time to respond to the national call in providing the country territory from external threats and invasion. "There are a lot of missions a head to be accomplished. As an army you must always be prepared and show readiness to respond to any national security threat", said Rizik. He called for cooperation between security forces in the state. "You must learn to how to together because all you are doing is one. Work together as one force to put law and order in order to provide stability in the state so that all the citizens enjoy peace and stability", he pointed out. Major General Andrea Dominic, Commander of the SPLA fifth division in the state said that no soldier would be allowed to go with the guns out where there are citizens. “All guns must be left in the barracks. Soldiers will not be allowed to carry their guns outside military barrack", said General Dominic. He assured that operation searching for illicit weapon would continue with the aim of making the town free from unauthorized weapons. (ST) -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
