Imotong State bans public and private transport on Juba-Torit road Radio Emmanuel
Saturday, January 7, 2017 - 08:50 Authorities in Imotong State banned travel along Torit-Juba and Magwi roads following repeated killings and looting of civilians. Local authorities say both public and private travels are suspended until further notice, Radio Emmanuel reports. Eddy William Ponsiano Torit Mayor announced Thursday evening following repeated road attacks by unidentified armed men. He says the decision was reached following a meeting to allow the state security agents carry out operations before announcing safe travelling along the two roads. Mayor William says the security is pursuing the criminals to ensure that the road is safe once and for all. He advises passengers and drivers to be patient. Many passengers and drivers have welcomed the decision as good as long as there will be no more road attacks. On Wednesday, two people were killed and six including a driver was injured when unidentified armed men attack a bus travelling from Torit to Juba. That was the first deadly attack this year. -- 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/CAJb14opFXcq3cqCyO%2BExuvkB6hKTCbMk07xt3GiNR9k0wpMZ3A%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
