Arresting Of Culprits Is The Answer To Insecurity In Lakes: Says Officia in Sudan

A Lakes State official has expressed that the answer to the rampant insecurity in the state is to arrest the culprits and let them face the law.

The Commissioner of Rumbek North (Maper) County of Lakes state, Isaac Mayek Noah, has concerns that insecurity across Lakes state counties has become a big problem, a matter he believes to be politically motivated by National Congress party (NCP) by supplying weapons and ammunitions to cattle raiders.

“This insecurity in Lakes State may be politically motivated, with the aim to interrupt the upcoming Referendum registration in Lakes state across eight Counties, hindering the registration process “he noted.

Noah told Catholic Radio that some of the arms in the hands of Southern civilians originate from Northern Sudan, affirming that there is an effort to destabilize the South in what he described as “cultivating crisis in our society” to interfere with the process of registration of Southerners for the referendum.

His also noted that there is access of ammunitions from the North into the South, confirming that this practice of arming Southerners has affected the disarmament process in some parts of states of South Sudan. Comrade Isaac Mayek, accused northern traders of having cooperated with Sudanese Army Forces (SAF) to supply ammunitions as biscuits into Southern Sudan territory.

Noah said that some of the arms are hidden and brought in other forms, citing the example of round of bullets packed as biscuits in one of the businessman’s trucks.

Last week, two girls were killed by cattle raiders in Rumbek North County by raiders believed to be Nuer natives while in another related incident, there were clashes between Cueibet and Rumbek North Counties at Chiloc cattle camp in which five people were killed.

The commissioner said that he was shocked by these incidences and assured that the government is doing the best to protect its people.

In a bid to curb insecurity, the three Counties of Lakes State (Cueibet, Rumbek central and Rumbek North) held Traditional Chiefs Conference in June in Rumbek Central County.the conference resolved to minimize insecurity by arresting culprits.

speaking on phone to Gurtong, the Cueibet County Commissioner, Madhang Majok Mayen, expressed concerns that the current ongoing insecurity in Lakes State manifests failure to implement the resolution to arrest culprits reached during the June Traditional chiefs Rumbek Peace Conference.

Majok urged his counterparts in Rumbek North and Rumbek Central County to arrest those involved in criminal acts and acts of revenge, suggesting that arrest of culprits will help improve the security situation in Lakes State.

The Commissioner of Rumbek North County, Mr. Isaac Mayek expressed the same view of arresting culprits, adding that the security forces are already involved in what he described as “fishing out criminals” known to the people.

I response to this situation, Rumbek Central County commissioner, Col. Dut Makoi Kuok, on his part issued an order of arrest warrant of criminals, adding that police officers had apprehended five people already who are currently under custody.

Lakes State is experiencing many incidences of insecurity despite the efforts on the part of the government to keep security situation under control.