Eastern Equatoria State Denies Report of Yau Yau Deserters Fighting In Budi
The Eastern Equatoria State government has come out strongly denying a report that David Yau Yau rebels from Jonglei state were fighting the state government in Budi County’s Lorema village. 28 April 2013 The Public Administration and Internal Affairs Minister Claudio Suleiman Liling strongly dismissed claims that the raiders at Lorema in Budi County were deserters from David Yau Yau. [Peter Lokale Nakimangole] By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 27 April 2013 [Gurtong] – Addressing the press at Torit Freedom Square, the state Minister of Public Administration and Internal Affairs Claudio Suleiman Liling strongly dismissed claims which have been speculated across the media outlets that the raiders at Lorema in Budi County were deserters from David Yau Yau. The Minister was responding to questions posed by journalists over the issue which have been speculated across the country that army deserters were fighting the government in the Budi County. Instead, though with doubt, the Minister believes some former SPLA forces could be among the resisters who repelled the government forces at Lorema during an operation to recover stolen livestock. The armed forces were sent by the state government to and recover raided cattle from Bira community on 13 April 2013 by a section of criminals from the area. The move followed government forces sent to the area’s Kikilai where suspects were caught raiding Bira community but the government forces who officially sent to arrest those responsible for the cattle raid on 13 April reported to have clashed with a different village; Lorema leaving Kikilai, local community representatives disclosed. Locals alleged that as soon as the government forces arrived to Lorema area, they indiscriminately started opening fire shooting at civilian settlements village resulting people, including women, children and the elderly being forced to flee the area. Prior to this, Budi Community denied the accusation which they were directing to the government. The Minister has called on the people to maintain calm as the state government seeks ways to arrest suspects of the recent violence in Budi and Ikwoto counties. At least 13 people including organised forces killed and three others wounded in a cattle raid attack at Napeyase Boma of Losite Payam in Ikwotos, the State officials announced. Out of the 13, eight were organized forces and five were raiders from Budi County. According to officials, raiders from Didinga in Budi County attacked and raided Napeyase at around midday on Saturday 13 of April 13 2013 while the state Governor Louis Lobong Lojore was holding a meeting with the community of Napeyase Boma. 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.
