Government Denies Rebels' Claims Of Capturing Akoka County Authorities in Upper Nile State have denied claims of Akoka County being captured by the rebels. 25 February 2014
By Jok P Mayom *JUBA, 25 February 2014 [Gurtong] *- Speaking to Gurtong on Monday, the Upper Nile State Minister of Petroleum and Mining Hon. Francis Ayul said the rebels have not captured Akoka County. "Our gallant SPLA forces are in full control of Akoka County.There is no sense of rebel attack there," he said as he dubbed the claim by the rebels' as false. In a new statement released by the Rebels Military Spokesperson, Brig Gen Lul Koang, said: "SPLM/SPLA in opposition's gallant forces under the Overall Command of Maj. Gen. Gathoth Gatkuoth made more territory gains by capturing Akoka County." "Our forces were forced to march on Akoka to pre-empt government's planned destruction of oil facilities whereas in Gadiang, our forces moved in to stop an unauthorized mass killing of wildlife in the National Wildlife Reserve," the statement added. Rebels claimed in their earlier statement that they were pursing the SPLA government troops towards AKoka County in the Northern sector with an aim to reach the oil field of Paloich in Meluth County. Akoka County is located at about 80km north of Malakal town bordering Renkand Meluth counties to the North, Fashodato the south west of the oil rich Upper Nile. 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/CAJb14oruNY4ri%2BKrauRY-_FS4moyJvC4CPDX6XsTH3JkVKrZ4Q%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
