Fear Grips Malakal As Police Battle Criminals A group of armed criminals have been involved in gunfire exchange with security forces in Malakal, Upper Nile State. 08 December 2013
*By Jok P Mayom* *MALAKAL, 08 December 2013 [Gurtong]- *The group of six identified to belong to former militia leader Johnson Olony who recently joined SPLA have created fear in Sora Melakia, northern part of Malakal town. “What happens was one of the criminal who this morning near the Sora Melakia Market came in and fired gunshot trying to threaten people,” the Upper Nile Information Minister Philip Jiben Ogal has reported. According to the minister, the group of six people headed by a known criminal identified as Santo Sunday, a former soldier of militia leader Johnson Olony was involved in the shooting. Jiben said that the culprit used to make fake money in the state before his being discovered. “We know him very well, his mother is from chollo (shilluk) and his father is from Falata. He was a former militia soldier to the returned Johnson Olony,” the minister said. He said the group of five have run towards Lul payam in Fashoda County and security is following them to make sure they are traced and brought to book. The minister reported that amongst the armed group, one has been injured but ran away and still being tracked by the security organs in town. “The security organs have been deployed in the Sora Melekia, Lwakat and within the markets in Malakal town to find out the injured person,” the minister said. The incident happened in the morning hours between 9 and 10am when residents were still in churches and citizens are still in deep fear and worry about the incident. The minister assured the citizens of the strong security offered by the state government to protect citizens. “I want to tell the citizens that the security is tight, no need to worry. The government is doing its best to make sure the culprits are investigated,” Jiben said. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx>, Business<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/2/Business.aspx>, Governance<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/6/Governance.aspx> -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqjhp%3DqV1hsMC%2BJFsvQ2LHrEgY%3Dr1nSCh3gaFJNZFvY6Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
