At Least One Person Killed in Duk County’s Raids.
By Deng Machol
Bor–At least one person has been reported killed and no wound at Poktap’s raiding on 2/01/2013 in Duk County, Jonglei State, located at the north of Bor town.
The deceased was cattle herds, He was killed on spot in cattle raids, as speaks with Duk Community leader in Bor, Abot Awan, has said the raiding occurred at 4 P.M, when the herds of cattle were about return to their camps and adding that, the attackers were in military uniforms, well arming and organized formidable. So to him, the raiders are from Murle’s tribe, then royals the Country rebel force David Yau, native of Murle, Pibor County.
The looting herds of cattle were around more 250, but 182 herds of cattle were returned by the pursuers, while more than 54 cattle are not yet recovered according to Abot statement.
“We don’t have Manpower to protect the community properties”, Awan said, although we have few, they are handless, no arms to secure because the government has already collected the arms of the civilian’s hands, just baton and spears has remained, which is impossible for a person to face the gunmen.
Jonglei state is one of the states in South Sudan considered to be a volatile since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) people have been engaged themselves in cattle rustling and child abduction.
Not the first time to happen, at the end of last year, at least seven peoples were reportedly killed and two wounded at Mareng, headquarter of Duk County.
However, it was sad ending and beginning year to the peoples of Duk County, which the multiples of citizens point fingers to the government both national and state level, for failed to protect the civilians.
More so, Abot urges the government to respond quickly to protect the handless civilians in the State, particularly Duk County.
Last year, tribal conflict between Murle and Lou-Nuer resulted in displacement of about 15,000 people in Likuongole area.
This year the people of Jonglei state where about to achieve peace but was interrupted by renegade David Yau Yau who rebel against the government and attacked the South Sudan army in Pibor County.
More than 2,600 people have been killed in Jonglei in the past 18 months, according to the United Nations.
Over 600 people were massacred in Jonglei’s Pibor area after an 8,000-strong militia force went on the rampage last December, according to UN, although local officials reported the figure to have been even higher.
Due to the poor road networks, is difficult for the Country Army forces in the State and also the Counties to intervene the criminals or raiders.
Even as the cattle are the main means of people’s surviving in Jonglei state.
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