Drivers’ Unions Concerned Over Road Attacks, Ask Government To Provide Security Drivers’ Union in Eastern Equatoria region has expressed alarm over the incessant highway assaults leading to several deaths of passengers and looting of commodities for over a month now. 23 August 2016 [image: Drivers’ Unions Concerned Over Road Attacks, Ask Government To Provide Security] Motorists in South Sudan [File photo: Aljazeera]
By Peter Lokale Nakimangole *TORIT, 22 August 2016 [Gurtong] –* The two Unions (Drivers’ Unions) for both Imatong and Namorunyang States have appealed to the two states’ authorities to promptly provide protection to the road users against the increasing illegal armed men who are preying on passengers in the region. Last week, both unions suspended their public transport on the main highway of Torit-Kapoeta over security concerns until security guarantees are affected. They saying the threats have became unbelievable because so many attacks have been laid on vehicles. The Union’s Chairperson, Mr. Kamal Al Nile, urges the government to immediately intervene over the matter by security provisions to the road users, as delaying an action could lead to regrettable levels. The move followed cases of road ambushes, looting, carjacking and attacks by unknown gunmen, which have continued to remain on the rise. The State Governor, Hon. Nartisio Loluke, however, said that plans to install security personnel along highways are underway to curb the on-going menace. He warned that those who have been attacking vehicles, killing passengers and robbing commuters of their belongings along highways within the state, will soon be apprehended. Among the mechanisms, according to the governor, are empowering community individuals to exercise collective commitment and responsibility in addressing the threats and, above all, prioritizing mutual coordination and collaboration. Governor Loluke further said promoting peace and development in the State remains his administration's top agenda. Government forces have been deployed in hot spot areas to counterattack highway criminals across the state. 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> - See more at: http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ID/19798/Default.aspx#sthash.DGxBm6D6.dpuf -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14opnR1bT_1cjsC_ARyxwWKnJjgKWTdzWwfvNbva0W96dCg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
