Wau County Security Is Calm: Governor
The Western Bahr el Ghazal Governor Rizik Zacharia has announced state is now calm following last year’s violence in Wau where dozens of people lost their lives. 17 February 2013 Western Bahr el Ghazal Governor Rizik Zacharia. [Gurtong | File] By Abraham Agoth AWEIL, 17 February 2013 [Gurtong] -The governor was addressing journalists during the Bahr el Ghazal Governors forum held to discuss the peaceful coexistence of the community within Bahr Ghazal region and the entire South Sudan. “There are no fears in Wau or threats among the citizens, the issue of county was handled and other issues were also looked into. There were minor group who wanted to fuel this so that they destabilize the security situation in the state but this was brought under an attention and was settled,” he said. The governor urged South Sudanese to refrain from tribal conflicts so that the services are delivered to realize fast and equitable development in the remote areas. “The government of Sudan has started to build-up its troops along South Sudan border of Raja County. There were reports of Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) deploying more troops to the areas to places like Raja and other parts of other states,” he added. There were reports early this from Raja Authorities that dozens of people are said to have arrived in Raja county in Western Bahr el-Ghazal state after fleeing insecurity in the areas of Ferga and Sira-Malaga on the border with South Darfur following troop build-up there. The group, said to be composed of 59 displaced South Sudanese and refugees from Sudan arrived in South Sudan’s Raja County seeking food and services after the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) reportedly began deploying troops nearby. Matthew Arkangelo, the resettlement commission office volunteer, was quoted by Radio Tamazuj from Raja that the group is receiving no humanitarian assistance and that they lack shelter, food and drugs. Given that Raja town is also currently suffering from various shortages; they are residing on the outskirts of the town. He added that some of the IDPs are part of a group who have previously fled areas along the border with Darfur due to tension. The volunteer further explained that local people are willing to help the displaced but they lack the means to offer them essential services such as healthcare, education and water. “These people came inside the town here and we have nothing to give them as we don’t have anything that we can assist them with like tents or plastic sheets. We are going to report the issue to the authorities in charge, but what we will give them is the land for them to settle,” Arkanelo explained. Sudan and South Sudan signed an agreement last September to demilitarize a buffer zone along the disputed border but neither side has implemented this. Both sides are reported to have built-up troop numbers along the border this week. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
