Fear and Hope in Juba: 623 Arrested in Battle Against Gang Violence

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‎ ‎Central Equatoria State (CES) security forces have arrested 623 individuals suspected of affiliation with notorious street gangs in Juba as part of a sweeping anti-crime operation across the capital . ‎ ‎The suspects are allegedly linked to high-profile gangs such as 4SG Slime, West Coast, ODA, Killers Gang, Black Devils, among others. ‎ ‎While detailed profiles of the detainees remain pending, officials emphasize the operation is in direct response to a recent surge in heinous criminal activity including a particularly disturbing gang rape in the Shirikat area of Juba, which sparked national outrage and hastened the crackdown.  ‎ ‎In the wake of the arrests, CES Governor Rabi Emmanuel Mujung has renewed calls for reformatory schools aimed at providing vocational training and rehabilitation for youth implicated in gang activities. ‎ ‎This includes proposals for a holistic strategy pairing enforcement with social and mental health support a key element raised during recent securi...

South Sudan Bishops Asked Government To Arrest People Responsible For The Killing Of Over 27 Civilians In Kajo-Keji County



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South Sudan Catholic Bishops have called on the the government of south Sudan Sudan to vigilantly apprehend the people responsible for the lost of lives in Kajo-Keji County. 

While speaking to the media today on Tuesday, Stephen Ameyu the Archbishop of Catholic Diocese of Juba pleaded with South Sudan Government to take necessary measures to apprehend the culprits. 

“We, the catholic bishops ask the government of South Sudan to take serious steps to apprehend the killers and put them to law, no killing is justifiable, God blesses you.” Archbishop Ameyu said. 

He was commenting on the recent attack that led to lost of over 27 lives in Kajo-Keji County near Uganda boarder. 

The incident is believed to be a revenge killing following an incident that cost the cattle raiders over 400 cattles by un-identified men. 

South Sudan Red Cross Society said that four of their volunteers deployed in that region to synthesize the community on Ebola also were among the people killed. 

Kajo-Keji County, covers an area of approximately 113,000 km² bordering Uganda in the South, Yei River County in the West, Juba County in the North and the River Nile in the East.





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