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...

GARANG JOHN'S PRISON DIARY: MY LAST DAY IN THE CELL (SNIPPET OF 8:00 PM, MARCH 16, 2023 IN THE OFFICE OF DG)

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This is the last day of Garang John in the cell and he wrote this dairy vividly remembering what had conspired in the cell. 


"Muordit, you have grown too fat, I think I need to reduce the amount of food that goes into this prison," Gen. Akol Kor Kuch said. 


Gen. Akol Kor Kuch, jokingly hugged Garang John on the night the journalist was ordered to leave the prison and he declined the order that he was not leaving the prison. 


Garang John was embraced the way a father would to his own child at that moment journalist Garang John saw Gen. Akol as a man with a sober mind but the general isn't aware of how rotten the system he is in charge is. 


As Garang John raised his filthy and stinky hands to embrace general Akol, they held each other and the general said that, 


"Garang Johndit my brother, I don't know whether you have encountered this in your generation but back in the days, if an elder suddenly fart in the middle of the people, a child is slapped and the blame is pushed to the child. The child would then ran to the mother crying ... why are you refusing to leave the prison?" Gen. Akol Kool Kuch said. 


Finally, Journalist Garang John said that "This will be continued. It's part of the last day at the national security prison. You will know the Akol Koor Kuc you have never known ..." Garang John said. 

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