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...

Eight (8) Students From Yei Day Secondary School Suspended Because Of Being Drunk And Causing Chaos In The School

Eight Students from Yei Day Secondary School has been suspended indefinitely for being drunk and causing chaos in the school.  

Bingo Francis the Principal of Yei Day Secondary School said that the students also organize strikes in the school. 
“We discovered they were indiscipline students and we decided to suspend them indefinitely. We suspended the eight students indefinitely because of gross misconduct. They could get drunk; want to instigate strike and many other faults. So we decided to send them away.”

Mr. Francis is urging all principals in Yei River State to take the same measure in order to restore the lost glory of Yei.  
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