Business Persons Lose Over 80 Heads Of Cattle To Raiders In Torit: Minister More than eighty heads of cattle belonging to businessmen in Torit, the state capital of Eastern Equatoria State (EES) have been raided from the outskirts of the town. 03 February 2014 Cattle market. [File]
By Peter Lokale Nakimangole *TORIT, 03 February 2014 [Gurtong] -* Unknown cattle thieves raided the businesspersons' cattle at a grazing ground adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Compound in Hai Muruari of Torit on Thursday at around 4:00pm. The State Local Government and Law Enforcement Minister Charles Lokonoi Ambrose conforms the incidence, saying at least one suspect has been arrested and four others were seen by witnesses driving the cattle East of Torit County. The minister added the cattle owners joined the security force to pursue the foot marks of their cattle. The thieves are said to have driven the cattle towards Imatong settlements though the residents there have protested the suspicion on their community, saying they are cattle not raiders but innocent community who instead practice agriculture. The State Minister remains hopeful to recover the stolen cattle would be recovered and returned to the rightful owners. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orA%3DDCYBeNMy38QGHvAgd5XnbxNLQ8igK5T9g%3D5FR4%3DfQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
