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...

President Kiir Held a Meeting With A Sudanese Sovereign Council Member, Malik Agar

 


South Sudan President held a fruitful meeting with a member of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Member Malik Agar to discuss on how the two countries will prosper next year economically. 

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The two also discussed matters relating to security in the two nations, meaning security issues happening inside Sudan and South Sudan. 

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Malik Agar the member of the Sudanese Sovereign Council said that the meeting was focused on peace and security between the two nations. 

The Sudanese Sovereign Council Member also paid his tribute to the dead of Gen. John Kong Nyuon and the great lost of a great person to the people of South Sudan. 

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South Sudan and Sudan recently opened their boarders for trade that means next year good will be following vice versa between the two nations.


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