SPLA-IO Accused of Detaining Civilian Boats, Demanding $4,000 Along Sobat River ‎

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‎ Boat ferrying civilians  Nasir, Upper Nile State  ‎Authorities in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, have accused forces loyal to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army In Opposition (SPLA-IO) of detaining civilian riverboats and demanding ransom-like payments of up to $4,000 from traders and passengers along the Sobat River. ‎ ‎According to Nasir County Commissioner James Gatwech Joak, several boats traveling from Matar in Nasir County to Malakal were intercepted by SPLA-IO soldiers in Yakuach, an area in Nyirol County, Jonglei State. ‎ ‎“Our traders paid local taxes to SPLA-IO in Mandeng before setting off. But on reaching Yakuach, they were detained again and told to pay an additional four thousand U.S. dollars,” Commissioner Gatwech said. ‎ ‎He explained that the detained boat operators and traders were reportedly held for four days while armed men demanded more payments.  ‎ Some of the passengers were women, children, and patients traveling for medical treatment in Malaka...
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SPLM-IO Deputy Speaker Said What happened in 2016 will never happen again

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Col. Lam Paul Gabriel was speaking to Catholic Radio Network and was assuring the South Sudanese that the incident that happened in 2016 will never happen again cause in 2016 they made a mistake of moving into Juba with heavy gunfire and this time around they will not move into Juba with any gun.
He further added that the SPLMA-IO are going to be under the protection of the SSPDF South Sudan People Defence Force. He is fully convinced that the president of South Sudan will protect them after referring to several of the President speech.
Finally, he is calling out to the other armed forces in the bushes to come out and embrace peace instead of acting stubborn. The time for peace is now and put our differences aside and come back to develop our country.
2016 violent erupted outside of where Kiir and Riek Machar were meeting in Juba. The fighting then spread in the whole part of the country. Thousands of South Sudanese lost their lives and over 30, 000 South Sudanese fled into neighbouring Uganda.
South Sudan Civil war was very catastrophic. The agricultural sector was down since the country had known no peace but war most farmers fled to the refugee camp for fear of being killed. The oil sector was shut down due to South Sudan friction with Sudan.
Rape had become a weapon used by both Armed forces. Women and young girls have faced harassment in the course of the war. According to a report released by the International Rescue Committee, it says of all the women staying the camps 50% of them have been raped either in the POC OR outside the POC.
The major economic project had to put on hold since one won't know where the next gunshot will be fired. The civil war has destroyed the country leading even to the strong South Sudan Pound to lose its value against the dollars and other currencies.

More to follow shortly........

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  1. buong20 January 2019 at 12:12

    my message should be directly to the spla-io deputy spoke person. iam already confused of where the spla-io got such confidential information to go to juba under the protection of Salva kiir leadership. is it confirmed that the spla-io was responsible for the 2o16, J1 war, or not, because it seem from the statement of spla-io deputy spoke person that the war occurred because the spla-io entered into juba with their gun, they started the war. if it was not, why it is possible for spla-io peace team's safety put in risk without due diligent from the leadership? this is not good any more; the blood of patriots is not unquestionable from their parent, and we need to make sure that if the problem is going to occur again it will be the last chance for the movement to survive because the family of our patriots will turn their face against the movement,and they will thinks that we are just playing a game of misleading.

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    1. Juba Wire24 January 2019 at 00:42

      Hello Buong.
      You have written very nice points and the way you view things clearly, I hope the leadership of SPLMA-IO are reading this article and will think about your opinion. Kindly if you have any article kindly don't hesitate to send to this email address: jubawiree@gmail.com.
      Thanks.

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