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 UNITED NATIONS 'UN' PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO THE RETURNEES AND REFUGEES FROM SUDAN


President Kiir and the Humanitarians team 


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President Kiir pledges his full support to the victims of the violence in Sudan, returnees and refugees too. 


South Sudan Government and the United Nations 'UN' agreed to work hand in hand in solving the looming humanitarian crisis in Sudan, as huge number of people are continuing to flee the violence in Sudan. 


Humanitarian Minister and UN Chief in South Sudan on Wednesday briefed President Kiir on the influx of returnees and refugees into South Sudan and their living conditions at the border areas.


United Nations 'UN'Chief Mr. Nicolas Haysom while addressing the media said that, he applauded South Sudan for being generous and welcoming all the people fleeing the conflict in Sudan. 


Humanitarian Affairs Minister Albino Akol Atak says President Kiir has pledged full support to the returnees and refugees entering the country from Sudan.


Akol says they are now creating temporary transit centers for the returnees, before transporting them to their States of origin.

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