President Ordered Law Enforcement Agencies To Investigate And Arrest The Culprits Responsible For The Killing Of 27 Civilians In Kajo-Keji County

 

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South Sudan President as ordered all law enforcement agencies to work hand in hand in arresting those responsible for the cruesome murder of 27 Civilians in Kajo-Keji County. 

In a statement released to the media today on Wednesday, president Kiir said their is no words to explain his sorrow for the incident that happened in Kajo-Keji County.

“There is no justifiable explanation for this uncalled violence at the time when the leaders of the two communities have initiated processes of returning cattle to their areas of origin,” the president said. “It is on this basis that I strongly condemn the actions of the perpetrators of these crimes and urgently direct the law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate what took place in Kajo-Keji.”-Presient Kiir said. 

He further said that: “These investigations must not amount to nothing, they must aim at holding the instigators and perpetrators of these heinous crimes accountable for their actions.” 

The president said that he is deeply disturbed and saddened by the unfortunate incident that happened. 

“It came when at a time when the entire world was watching our preparations for welcoming Pope Francis and the other two prominent religious Christian leaders for a historic ecumenical pilgrimage of peace to our country.” 

He finally send a word of condolences to the family of the deceased and promised them to do everything possible inorder for the culprits to be apprehended.

“To the grieving communities, I convey my heartfelt condolences to you and urge you not to allow the appeal of revenge for your losses to drive you to commit further acts of violence,” Kiir counseled. “I am fully aware of how hard it is to cope with tragedies of this nature, but I maintain that you leave this to authorities to resolve both the root causes of this issue as well as use the full force of the law to hold the culprits accountable.”