Jonglei Security Has Normalized: Governor
The Jonglei State Governor Kuol Manyang Juuk has said that the security situation in the volatile state is normalizing after the South Sudan army took measures against the David Yau Yau led militia. 20 March 2013 Jonglei State Governor, Kuol Manyang Juuk said the elements of Yau Yau who usually commit atrocities have been scattered by the SPLA. [Gurtong |File] By Jacob Achiek Jok BOR, 19 March 2013 [Gurtong] –“The cattle thieves, child abduction and rampant killings have reduced compared to some few months back and this is because of the serious measures being taken by the government of South Sudan to send more army forces to carryout operations against the renegade David Yau Yau,” Kuol Manyang said. Kuol said that the army campaign programmes are ongoing well in the state. Kuol said many people have become aware on the importance of the peace campaign being carried out by groups of civil societies together with the support from the governments, Non Governmental Organization (NGOs) and the United Nations (UN) agencies. “Such criminal acts have now reduced because people become aware about peace initiates being told to them by the civil societies, UNMISS and NGOs,” Kuol said. The governor said the Jalle Payam and Walgak cases where over 100 people were killed will not happen again because the government has paid great attention to stop tension within the local communities. “We blame the case of insecurity being sponsored by Yau Yau and we hope his case will come to an end soon,” he said. He condemned allegations being created by the local community that there are foreigners with Yau Yau forces at the movement. “There are no foreigners with Yau Yau, he has no army, his forces are just militias which were destabilizing the community before the launching of the disarmament program and have now joined him,” said Kuol. Last week, Pibor County Commissioner Joshua Koni Irer said the security situation in Pibor County had started to normalize as rebels forces have been scattered by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in to small zones in Jonglei state. He said there has been the ongoing development after the recent fighting which led to killing of five rebels groups at Lotila River located within Machabol Payam. County Commissioner appreciated assistance being offered by South Sudan Army (SPLA) who evacuated the wounded women to Pibor hospital for treatment. David Yau Yau’s re-emergence had posed a significant threat to the stability of South Sudan. Previously active as a rebel leader between May 2010 and June 2011, Yau Yau rejoined the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in June 2011 but defected again in April 2012, resuming operations in restive Jonglei state in August 2012. His forces and mobilized Murle youth have recently attacked SPLA installations in the major centres of Likuangole, Pibor, Gumuruk, Manyabol, and Koth Char in Pibor County. 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.
