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...

Juba - Nimule: Two People Killed and Two Others Injured In A Road Ambush.


Two people were killed, and two others injured in a road ambush along the Juba-Nimule highway. 

The travelers were among seven passengers heading to Juba on independence morning yesterday, when the Toyota Noah they were in, came under attack in Orobe village, Lowa Boma.

Pageri county commissioner, Emilio Igga says the attackers sprayed their vehicle with bullets at close range. 

Igga says the injured were rushed to Nimule health facilities for treatment and security has been stepped up in the area.
The incident comes amid increased reports of attempted robberies along the same route.

More to come shortly... 

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  1. Seriously that's so bad I just left there on Monday and the place looks nice with people around it ..our lives are in the hand of God

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  2. Something needs to be done to get down such attacks

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