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...

WBGS DEPUTY GOVERNOR BRIEFS PRESIDENT KIIR ON THE SITUATION IN THE STATE.

President Kiir and WBGS Deputy Governor 




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President Kiir was briefed by the Deputy Governor of Western Bahr El Ghazal State, Hon. Zakaria Joseph Garang on the general situation in the state.


Hon. Garang described the general situation in the State as stable and that they are on daily basis receiving the returnees fleeing the war in Sudan. 


He added that the government is allocating land for the returnees and integrating them into the community.


Western Bahr El Ghazal State is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 93,900 km² and is the least populous state in South Sudan, according to the controversial Sudanese census conducted in 2008. 


Western Bahr El Ghazal State, is also a part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. 


There are three counties in Western Bahr el Ghazal State. Each county is named after their seats, and the three counties are Raga County,  Wau County, and Jur River County.


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