400 Troops Sent To Quell Greater Gogrial Conflict An estimated 400 SPLA soldiers from Wunyiik of Division III have been deployed in Warrap state to control the fighting between youths of Aguok and Apuk communities of Greater Gogrial region in Warrap State. 15 June 2015
By Ariik Atekdit *JUBA, 15 June 2015 [Gurtong] *– Hon. Paul Dhel Gum, Warrap Information Minister said last week’s clashes have now been controlled and that those violating the peace accord initiated earlier by Akackac Peace Forum delegation and Warrap government will be held accountable. “There are no more clashes. We have brought about 400 troops to guard and prevent hostilities in the bordering areas. We are intending to create a free space between Aguok and Apuk’s shared borders in order to discourage any resumption of conflict. This time the forces will not allow movement of any armed persons in that buffer zone,” Gum stated on phone from Kuacjok. Clashes between Aguok and Apuk have since claimed dozens of lives of people and the dispute has been about a row over land ownership in the areas found at both boundaries. Warrap State authorities say that the April clashes have claimed lives of 30 people. However, the local community say that the number may be double that. “We so far know that 24 people have died. The recent spreading of information has contributed negatively in controlling the war. We find sometimes that unfounded information is being disposed and that is fueling the clashes. The casualties of earlier last week are not yet known to us we will establish that information first,” said the Information Minister. Intellectuals from Akackac Peace Forum have been in Warrap State for two weeks now with intentions to bring peace to the warring communities. On Saturday Augusto Akol Tong, the head of Juba Akackac delegation said they will bring together the two sides on June 15 to discuss in a joint forum with chiefs over the resolutions for a peace accord. Paul Dhel Gum has said that they will start arresting the primary suspects of the conflict this week. Gum said the current conflict in Warrap State has no link with the ongoing civil war in South Sudan adding that the disagreement between the two areas has no political bases. Both Akackac Peace Forum and Warrap government have vowed to arrest and account any individuals that the investigatory committee finds having participated in fuelling the war in Greater Gogrial region. -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- 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/CAJb14opeRizV3NtWDqjv_bJMwcf61HHBPB3Q0wp5rFB3kezSwg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
