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 AND SPLM TOP BRASS HELD A CRUCIAL MEETING TO DISCUSS THE VOLATILE SECURITY SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN AND SUDAN


PRESIDENT KIIR and SPLM Top Brass 

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President Kiir and 'SPLM' leaders held a closed door meeting to discuss the security situation in the country and also the situation in Sudan. 


In a closed door meeting chaired by President Kiir in Juba on Tuesday, the agenda of the meeting was to discuss the security situation in the two countries and the economic repercussions of the security situation in Sudan and South Sudan. 


President Kiir, and his deputies Dr. James Wani Igga, Daniel Awet Akot and Kuol Manyang Juuk also discussed the current security and political developments in the Sudan. 


While addressing the media, Vice President and SPLM deputy Chairman Dr. James Wani Igga says SPLM appeal to the Sudanese leaders to come to the negotiating table in order to bring the conflict to an end.


He said SPLM as a liberation party is committed to restoration of peace and stability in the region.


Sudan is almost collapsing as forces loyal to two rival generals are battling for control of the resource-rich North African nation.


According to United Nations figures, the ongoing conflict has left over hundred people dead and thousands injured and thousands more are displaced. 


Sudan currently is being controlled by Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan. Sudan's Sovereign Council, the military-civilian body that is the highest power in the transitional government. 


Gen. Abdel Fatah Abdelrahman is the current ruler of Sudan since the fall of Omar al-Bashir. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is the civilian leader of the cabinet.

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