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...

Cordial relationship between Twic and Ngok Dinka Ngok returns to normalcy, Abyei Chief Administrator informs president Kiir



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Chief Administrator Dr. chol Deng Alaak has told President Kiir that cordial relations between Twic and Ngok Dinka have started picking up, as the two communities are now living in peace.


The Abyei Chief asserted that the implementation of the agreement between Twic and Ngok Dinka was going on well.


Dr. Chol sounded an alarm on the huge influx of returnees from Sudan, calling for their relocation to their areas of origin.


He added that the security situation in the area is relatively stable and people are engaged in farming.


The communal confrontation between the brotherly communities which is Dinka Ngok and Twic Mayardit was over the land of Aneet and it has increased polarisation supported by the unseen hands of political instigators.   


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