Warrap holds ex-rebel for killing 4 people, stealing over 200 cattle
in Twic county
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June 5, 2013 (JUBA) - An attack by an armed group on two separate
villages in South Sudan’s Warrap state has left at least four people
dead, as well as several others wounded.
The suspected attackers, who are accused of stealing more than 200
cows, are suspected of crossing into Warrap and attacking the Ajakkuac
and Ayiet villages. The area lies just across the border from Mayom
county in neighbouring Unity state.
Mayom county is where around 3,000 members of the South Sudan
Liberation Army (SSLA) group recently accepted a presidential amnesty
and are waiting to be integrated into the South Sudanese army (SPLA).
The first attack occurred on 31 May, with a second on 2 June.
Twic county commissioner Malek Riing Makuei told Sudan Tribune that
recurring attacks in the area were attributed to the presence of large
numbers of the SSLA militia in Mayom county.
“The presence of such a huge force is a concern to the population”,
Makuei said, adding that he has been told that the SSLA have “refused
to be disarmed and are currently causing havoc to our people”.
“They have since last two weeks been attacking villages in search of
cattle to loot. The situation is disturbing. It is interfering with
farming activities and many are fleeing villages, when they should be
cultivating, for safety in the nearby villages due to insecurity. The
situation has become desperate for those with cattle who are forced by
this situation to drive away their cattle from grazing areas to areas
not suitable for grazing”, he explained.
Makuei said the group started intensifying attacks in the area last
month, making it difficult for the locals to cultivate their farms
during the rainy season.
Many villagers are afraid that they will not be able to cultivate
their farms on time due to ongoing insecurity, with delays likely to
lead to food shortages.
According to county authorities, police and SPLA forces in the area
have tried to stop the attacks, but the number of armed members of the
SSLA is making the task difficult.
Local people have expressed fear that the situation could esc
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