Jonglei’s Pochalla county calm after recent shootings
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June 21, 2015 (BOR) - Calm has returned to Pochalla county in South
Sudan’s Jonglei state after a recent shooting incident, which claimed
two and displaced several others.
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Pochalla is situated at the South Sudan-Ethiopia border.
John Abulla, who represents Pochalla South in Jonglei state assembly,
said the security situation in the north and south had returned to
normalcy.
On Saturday last week, a group of 13 youth from Pochalla north county
travelled south and killed a World Food Program store guard and
wounded another in an attack.
"No arrest have been made after the attack [but] the culprits were
later known to be members from the royal family of King Agatta Akwai,"
Abulla told Sudan Tribune.
“The same person who shot the police is the same person who shot his
colleague. Before he died in hospital two days later, he said his
colleague shoot him, he told his relatives that this person killed
me”, he said.
The youth of Pochalla South county reportedly mobilised themselves to
launch a retaliatory attack in the north, a move that led to mass
displacement there. The mobilisation was detected and quickly put off
by Anuak intellectuals in Juba and Bor.
“People were fleeing the town because they were fearing that there
woul be fighting in town. We talked to the youth of Pochalla south not
to revenge, we ask them to let the issue be followed by the
government”, said Abulla.
Following the creation of Greater Pibor Administration Area (GPAA)
after signing the peace between South Sudan Democratic Forces-cobra
and South Sudan government, former Pochalla county was divided into
Pochalla south county, with its headquarters in pochalla town, and
Pochalla northern county, established its headquarters in Ajobe.
Both north and south counties had long term political differences
about representations, which many suspect has been the root causes of
last Saturday’s shootings.
“They suppose to claim leadership from their own county. Their food is
there, if they want to loot it. What makes them to come and kill
person in another county, because of food? To me, I will not say it is
something related to food. No, not at all”, he continued.
The law maker urged the communities to restore peace and adhere to it,
calling upon the king and county commissioner to arrest the culprits
and bring them to face justice.
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22 June 15:33, by Ojal
John Abulla, you can make noise and tarnished family names in your
own right, bear in mind. We will get you and your group who instigate
this conflict to face the law. You and your group has been spreading
the division between South and North and you have reaped it fruits.
Rule of law will be used to bring you, the propagandists, hate and
violent inciter.
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22 June 17:04, by Realist
This story is different from what was reported to the government
by local security forces in Pochalla. I guess, Mr. John Abulla is from
Pochalla South and is telling the story from thier prospective. There
is a reason why no arrest was made. It might be good to also hear from
Pochalla North.
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