Fear and Hope in Juba: 623 Arrested in Battle Against Gang Violence

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‎ ‎Central Equatoria State (CES) security forces have arrested 623 individuals suspected of affiliation with notorious street gangs in Juba as part of a sweeping anti-crime operation across the capital . ‎ ‎The suspects are allegedly linked to high-profile gangs such as 4SG Slime, West Coast, ODA, Killers Gang, Black Devils, among others. ‎ ‎While detailed profiles of the detainees remain pending, officials emphasize the operation is in direct response to a recent surge in heinous criminal activity including a particularly disturbing gang rape in the Shirikat area of Juba, which sparked national outrage and hastened the crackdown.  ‎ ‎In the wake of the arrests, CES Governor Rabi Emmanuel Mujung has renewed calls for reformatory schools aimed at providing vocational training and rehabilitation for youth implicated in gang activities. ‎ ‎This includes proposals for a holistic strategy pairing enforcement with social and mental health support a key element raised during recent securi...

BREAKING NEWS: President Kiir appointed, Angelina Jany Teny as the new Minister of Interior.

File: Angelina Jany Teny, former defense Minister. 


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President Salva Kiir Mayardiit, has appointed Angelina Teny as the new Minister of Interior through a Republican Decree. A similar decree also appointed Marial Gumke as her deputy.


Angelina Jany Teny is a South Sudanese politician who served as Minister of Defence since March 2020, also she is the wife of SPLM-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar Teny. 


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Angelina Jany Teny, worked as the State Minister of Energy and Mining in the defunct Khartoum-Sudan government from 2005 to 2010. 


In the year 2010 she vied for the position of the governor of Unity State in April 2010 but she wasn't successful and she claimed that their was rigging in the elections process. 


Earlier this year, President Kiir, issued a decree dismissing Angelina Teny from office of Defense Minister. 


Unity State, Prime Minister given seven days ultimatum to come for questioning by the lawmakers: Unity State Finance Minister given seven days ultimatum to comply and come for questioning or face action, Unity State Parliament declared.


Angelina Jany Teny, is a leading member of the opposition SPLM-IO that is a principal party to the 2018 peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war.


The president also removed the interior minister, who is a member of his own party. No reasons were cited for the firings.


According to the terms of the peace deal, the ministry of defense is to be led by Machar's party and the interior ministry by Kiir's.

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