Governor Lobong Briefs State Residents On Security
The Eastern Equatoria State Governor Louis Lobong Lojore has briefed the state residents about the current security situation in the statefollowing a series of insecurity incidences resulting into multiple deaths across the state. 27 April 2013 By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 25 April 2013 [Gurtong] – This month, a series of conflicts erupted across the state among them were 14 people including organised forces were killed and three others wounded in a cattle raid attack at Napeyase Boma of Losite Payam in Ikwotos. More than 10 people lost lives in Budi County following raids and clashes between civilian population and government forces. “My administration will not stop from protecting weak civilians for instance those ones in Bira whose cattle were raided and lives lost. We will continue to pursue those criminals from Budi County until apprehended. That is a mission to achieved,” said the governor. The governor also informed his state citizens that regarding the economic burden the country is undergoing through following the shutdown of its oil wells saying the Republic of South Sudan under the leadership of President Salva Kiir Mayardit. He said after the leadership of South Sudan took a decision to suspend oil from flowing, Khartoum leadership thought, South Sudan was going to die but such never happened. Lobong appealed even when the oil flow restarts, the Austerity measures will continue in order to allow prioritised development programs in the country to go ahead for some time. However, government forces who were dispatched to the area had also lost two of their colleagues while more than 10 people were confirmed wounded and have been transferred to Torit for better medical attention, official reports have confirmed. 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.
