Lakes: Yirol West authorities recapture stolen cows from raiders ArticleComments (4) EmailPrintSave
October 25, 2012 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in Yirol West County of Lakes State have reported that more than 70 cows were raided by suspected criminals from Unity State’s Panyjiar County on Wednesday at from the Mangar and Aruopnyiel cattle camps. Yirol West County Commissioner Makur Kulang Liei said that the cows had been returned after the raiders we pursued by a mixture of SPLA and Police forces. One person was shot in his upper leg, Commissioner Kulang said. "Always in Yirol West County, we stay on alert because element of criminal are making disturbances within the community", he said. Commissioner Kulang said that he usually communicates with Commissioner of Panyjiar Peter Gai Joak->http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?mot1949] about the movements and to try and stop cattle raiding but admitted it was hard to makde all groups stop the practice, especially considering how swampy the area is. Kulang said that this was the second cattle raid since a July raid on cows in Adior. Currently, security is good in Lakes State’s eight counties with authorities stepping up efforts against cattle thieves. "We will do our best to stop any crime" the commissioner said. “There is no reports cases of cattle thief within eight counties of Lakes state being caused by youth themselves like before” said Commissioner Kulang. (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.
