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...
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I stayed in Juba to ensure that there is peace, FVP Dr. Riek Machar said.

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File: South Sudan FVP Dr. Riek Machar 


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Dr. Riek Machar, South Sudan First Vice President 'FVP' while addressing the media on Thursday said that, the only reason he agreed to stay in Juba is to guarantee the people that there is peace,  but he refused to comment on the allegations that his move is restricted. 


In the year 2018, Dr. Riek Machar signed the peace agreement deal but he returned to juba two years after signing the peace agreement in the year 2020, the peace agreement ended the devastating civil war in the country. 


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Ever since the FVP stepped foot in South  Sudan, Dr. Riek never stepped foot to the country side nor outside the country, in which the deputy of the SPLM-IO leader describes as unfair. 


First Deputy Speaker of the TNLA Parliament, Hon. Oyet Nathaniel while addressing the press said that, FVP Dr. Machar movement is restricted to travel beyond Juba and cannot even travel for medical reasons too. 


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For his part, SPLM Secretary General Peter Lam Both, refutes the allegations and said that Machar is a freeman. 


Dr. Machar clarified the allegations by saying that, he never went out in the last three years just ensure that people know peace is here. 


“I never went out to ensure that people know there is peace. By the time, nobody will say oh no there is there and here.” Dr. Machar said. 


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FVP Dr. Machar, statement was made during the commemoration of the International Day of Peace in Juba South Sudan on Thursday. 


FVP Dr. Machar further insisted that, TNLA government is committed to peace, but called upon the people to lead the peace by eradicating conflicts in their respective communities. 

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