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...

Grieving Family Of The Late Nyankiir Lual Wants The Killer Of Their Daughter To Be Hanged




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The family of the deceased Nyankiir Lual lodged an appeal against the sentencing of her husband for life imprisonment for her murder last year in Juba. 


Counsel AJak Abdulkerim spoke to the media saying that, the family of the late Nyankiir Lual were not happy with the verdict and decided to appeal to the high court for harsher verdict. 


“The family is not content with the judgment. They argue that the defendant married their daughter without fulfilling the dowry payment, which they perceive as a loss. They do not wish to see the criminal imprisoned for 20 years with no compensation. As the family lawyer, I am working in accordance with their desires, and we filed an appeal to the Appeal Court for Greater Equatoria on July 5th.” Counsel AJak explained. 


Counsel AJak further elaborated on their appeal by saying that,  “In the appeal, we are requesting the court to review the sentence under section 206. We also seek to overturn the life imprisonment and instead impose the death penalty by hanging.” AJak said. 


The brother of the deceased Nyankiir Lual said that, his brother failed to fulfill his marital obligations by not even paying the bride price for his late sister. 


“I want to emphasize that no one from his family appeared until the day of the court's judgment. It was only then that his brother appeared, whom I met briefly before he returned to Wau,” Agor said. 


According to police reports it is believed that, the  crime was committed when Marial stabbed his wife, Alakiir Lual Mabior, 27 times during a quarrel at his in-law’s home in Juba’s Lemon Gaba suburb on October 11, 2022. Following the incident, he fled to Bor town in Jonglei State, then to Guolyar of Awerial County in Lakes State, before eventually being apprehended in Cueibet County within the same state. He was subsequently brought back to Juba, where he faced charges and was arraigned in court in April.

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