Yei IDPs Feel Threatened, Demand For Relocation The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Yei River County feel threatened and want to be relocated to Juba. 10 February 2014 Juma David Augustine, the Commissioner of Yei River County at a previous function. [File]
*YEI 10 February 2014 (Gurtong) - *The IDPs are complaining of poor security at the former UNMISS compound, saying the security forces on ground are not enough to grand them maximum security against any threats especially during night hours. One of the IDPs who spoke on condition of anonymity told Gurtong that they have been facing external threats from unknown armed and uniformed men who move around the UNMISS fence. He said last Monday morning when a UNMISS helicopter was landing, one of the armed men attempted to enter the fence from the behind but was detected by the UNMISS police on the ground and he went back. Another IDP said one young girl one time went out to the nearby Lutaya market, half a kilometer from the UNMISS camp to buy some food stuff but was attacked by some men only to be rescued by an old man who stopped the attackers from harming her. One of the women also survived yesterday after she sneaked from the camp to the town Centre and was rescued by good Samaritans who helped her back into the camp. According to the IDPS, the biggest challenge at the camp is the weak fence which any wrong element can easily sneak through from any direction even though the security forces are present. The IDPS are asking the Government to provide them with security and transport to concentrated camps in Juba where they can stay until a peace deal between the Government and the SPLM/A in Opposition is reached. Most of the IDPs in Yei have left for Juba and others fled to refugee camps in Uganda. In a related development, the IDPs praised the Churches in Yei River County for their constant humanitarian support. The churches have been supporting the IDPs with food and non-food items daily. Pastor Paul Manasseh Bimo of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church from Juba Central Church urged all Christians to extend a helping hand to the IDPS, saying it is time to show brotherhood/sisterhood and true love regardless of origin and tribal affiliation. Manasseh said: "There is no tribe in Christianity. We are all one in the eyes of God and our tribe is Christianity, people who are waiting for the second return of Jesus Christ." Juma David Augustine, the Commissioner of Yei River County last week during a press conference said IDPs who don't feel safe should feel free to go where they feel safe. 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> , Humanitarian<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/8/Humanitarian.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/CAJb14oqD%2Bj5LMj1d8%3DgbfZ_keKEqspugpWNjaC%2B8NMNEWPuWNQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
