Parliament To Investigate Alleged EES Massacre The South Sudan National Parliament on Monday resolved to investigate alleged massacre that occurred early this month on 9th in Eastern Equatoria (EES). 25 February 2014 Parliament To Investigate Alleged EES Massacre South Sudan National Assembly. [File] By Waakhe Simon Wudu
JUBA - 24 February 2014 [Gurtong] - MPs from Budi County of EES raised a massacre claim allegedly carried out by a group of armed youth which included burning down of houses. In a motion presented to the South Sudan National Parliament by Hon. Sabina Dario Nyangmoi in a move to draw the attention of the August House, 19 people were killed among which were six women when armed men surrounded Ngauro Payam headquarters that day. The men, according to a report, were 300 in number and described were armed with more than 20PKMs and 12.7. Upon their attack they requested all the non-indigenous citizens to leave Ngauro and burnt down 229 houses. The attack however, according to exclusive reports came after one youth was earlier on allegedly killed from Ngauro Payam. According to Dario, this is not the first massacre that has taken place in Ngauro Payam. Another one took place in August 2007 which resulted to killing of 48 women in cold blood while cultivating in their farms including six men. The suspects however, todate have not been brought to book. Hon. Dario and several other MPs from Eastern Equatoria State have called for urgent intervention of the national government over the matter. They also called for urgent humanitarian aid to reach those who lost their houses during the tragic incidence. The Parliament decided to form a committee of five members, tasked with responsibility of investigating the case and the committee is expected to present a comprehensive report to the house within a specified period of time. It also resolved to summon the EES Governor Louis Lobong to answer questions regarding the incidence. Posted in: Home, Governance, Parliaments, Featured Stories -- 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/CAJb14orf_wPa5aFxwU%2BU9R7PwathUr0tdnnMnyWUZzyM0866iw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
