Peaceful 2016-17 festivities a ‘miracle’ – Juba Junior Ali | January 3, 2017 | 11:32 am
Merry Chrismas and Happy New Year image. Many residents of Juba say they have enjoyed the Christmas and the 2017 New Year celebrations because it was peaceful.Most of them say there were no sounds of gunshots heard in the different residential areas. Speaking to Eye Radio, one of the residents described the calmness during the festivities as miraculous.“This is a year of miracle; you know since we have been celebrating Christmas, New year and even Independence Day, but this year has been different in a way that there were no sound of gunshots ,people were peaceful people were enjoying with happy and joyful heart,” said one fellow. Another resident, a roadside trader, said “the end of this year has been really fine.”Some of them also agreeably told Eye Radio that in terms of security, this year’s celebrations were better compared to the past years.“We have seen a lot of changes in terms of security, and we can see a bit of stability; people can celebrate and cheer with colleagues. Personally, I think it’s good,” Those who spoke to Eye Radio also say accidents were limited to minor cases, during both, the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The spokesperson of the National Police Service appreciated the responses of the public towards the security measures implemented by the police during the New Year celebrations.“We do not have anything to say, except to congratulate our civilians for their cooperation with our forces, and we do apologize for any inconvenience caused during checking of vehicles,” he said.“We are urging them to continue with cooperation; the New Year of course, is a year of peace.” Post navigation -- 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/CAJb14or5GMOp2PTX2O%3Dh3Vi5gWeFaBqdOkkORSYgD0YGXEc9Cg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
