Unity state: 40 killed and over 5,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich
September 16, 2011 (BENTIU) – A group of Unity state MPs have visited Mayiandit county, which last weekend experienced cattle raids that have killed 46, displaced over 5,000 and resulted in an estimated 100,000 cattle being stolen, according to local officials.
Of the 100,000 heads of cattle that have been taken by the cattle rustlers since 10 September, only around 600 have been recovered.
Gatluak Pech Dak a member from Unity State legislative assembly told Sudan Tribune on Friday that the death rate as of Sunday was 46, none of the cattle raiders are known to be among the dead.
Dak, who led the of Unity state investigation team of MPs to the area, said displaced people had been forced to camp under trees.
He called upon all humanitarian agencies and NGO’s in South Sudan to help the displaced people with food, plastic sheets, cooking materials and water as their crops had been destroyed and cattle stolen.
Fears of more cattle raiding in Mayiandit County, have forced around 5,000 people to flee their homes according to local authorities.
Teams of humanitarian agencies led by the South Sudan Relief Rehabilitation Commission (SSRC) secretary for Leer county, Wal Yach Gatkuoth, have assessed the need for assistance in the affected communities.
Gatkuoth added that the “state government should do more […] to secure and protect its civilians from fears or any threat related to insecurity”.
Many people in Unity State have condemned the attack on civilians by the cattle rustlers from the neighboring Warrap State. But some victims have blamed the government for not ensuring security and disarming them leaving the community vulnerable to attack.
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George Bol
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Unity state need to know that they always attack Warrap. So, the only solution is to be peaceful to warrap and to your other neighbors.end of history!
AUGUSTINO DENG
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
The killing of insane people which always occur between the Dinka people of Warrap State and those Nuer extremities of Unity State is a useless one in life. But, I do blame Nuer people indeed, because they are the people who ignited this causes to themselves. Nuer people think that they are clever enough that they always wanted to possess other people properties. This is really a big bad remark on the people of Nuer in general. Lord, have mercy.
In my last word, I hope this incident should not happen in RUWENG OF BIEMNOM COUNTY in Unity State if God know who to blame.
By Augustino Deng. Jech la mer from Tharpam.
Land-of-Cush
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
DENG
Mayiandit’s people are Dinka!! that mean the attack now is Dinka-to-Dinka.
I know you are very happy whenever you heard about the death of Nuer people. But you don’t know what you‘re doing as an educated person instead to care about the life of your people as whole; any way that is the type of yours, so the media will not change that ideology.
Michael Miyom Minyiel
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
They haven’t killed insane people but innocent ones.that inhumane killing has to be condemned because it is crimes that are commited.
Why killing infants,children and women did they try to foil the attackers’ plan?you know your common enemies not these poor ones.when crook Dinkas and Nuers comment wrecklessly here,I feel bad.They should have known that all all eyes are on you.
Manguel Diak
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Dear Reader,
Nuer People are smart ass-hole people. Do you believed that 100000 cattle have been stolen from Nuer Mayiandit, Thor,Jarjiathbour and Dablual. What left with these people if 100000 cattle have been.
It is an organised way of requiring UN things,Government money and telling media that people of Warrap State where present of Republic of South Sudan are destroy the reputation.
That is a big shit stupid Nuer. What about when you had killed 139 people from Luanyjang in Tonj East County in December,2009 and you had stolen all cattle.Why you celebrating?
Don’t tell lies to the media so that you will get funds from UN and the government. Just tell the real thing and then you wil get funds from UN and Government of Republic of South Sudan.
Also Recently in June this year when Nuer Kuei,Mayiandit,Adol Doknhier,Leer,Mayom came to Luanyjang in Tonj East and stolen 10 000 cattle proximately from Panur cattle camp,Alit cattle camp,Romngic cattle camp,Cinpiocanguem cattle camp,Wunakot cattle camp,Agem cattle camp and Yawor cattle camp.Also they killed 50 people exactly.
Why Luanyjieng from Tonj East didn’t cry for help from UN and Government?.No even Warrap state Ministers or Governor spared their time to visit Luanyjieng in that difficult situation but today you properly pretended that your cattle have stolen.
You are one who started cattle rustling in South Sudan since British colonial because it was curse from your grandparets. Your cattle are not stolen by Warrap State people.May be Rebels of South Sudan.Check out from Athor,Abdel Bakic Ayii and those Nuer rebels in Unity State.
May God Bless Nuer with Steal things and then cry for help.
Wundit
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
to manguel
nothing left brother you have said everything as it’s in fact the reason is that community Luanyjang don’t have representative in the gov’t what we have there is just sample those people are just self center they don’t cry to their people those of Majok Dut and Marial Abur what i know is that lets wait for our turn we will show them
coming to what had happened in mayendit i was expecting more than 40 people to be killed lets them claims that we belong kiir he doesn’t where Luanyjang is.
Gogrialboys
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Dinka are not to be blame here, because Nuer brothers always think that getting rich with cows, is to go to dinka land and steal their cows. Nuer and Murle are the only two tribes that love to enrich themselves with dinka’s properties. These communities will never change their theft and killing of innocent people, unless something magic happen to them.
allan
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Nuer people think they can fight now dinka accept that now what next
choldit
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Augusting,
It is sometime necessary not to comment if the comment will expose you as what you are on this post. Can you see how you will read in the eye of other South Sudanese, outside the Nuer and Dinka, when you are blaming the Nuer whose State was attacked by Dinkas?
What do you think a triblist can write? different from yours? Maaaan, Even when the Nuer are the one bursing the death of Dinkas attack on them you are blaming the Nuer! you are really insane! You are advertising our weaknesses. It is true our strength is as strong as our weakest link and you are.
gatmai
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
let me tell you Dinkas do you know that you are polish,stupid majority people in the new nation, however some of you are good and think like human and nationalist,why do you defend what we all know that had happen to mayiendit county, do you think killing of children and women prove to the world that you are fighters, or it is just another way of encouraging tribalism.i know very well that some people from Nuer do practice cattle rustling but they never kills children and women because they know that such a people can not be considered enemy like Many Dinka do consider them as a enemy.think for the future of our new nation rather than being a tribal thinker.war does not solve any thing instate keep on reducing our population when we still need each other for the development of our country.
may the almighty bless all Nationalist/Unionist.
AUGUSTINO DENG
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Hey Mr Choldit,
I think this is not the first time for killing between Dinka and Nuer to be heard. Killing of each other between Dinka and Nuer was already exist before this incident, which happen in Mayiandit County of Unity State,which result in the lost of 40 people, and force out 4000 people from their inhabitant places.
What I see as a main issue is that Nuer people should be victimized for the allege of this incident even it 40 of Nuer died. Also, I can put my blame on Nuer people. There is no way at all for Nuer people to learn their mistakes. The only community known of terrorizing other community in South Sudan is Nuer Community. I don’t care whether you like it or not. How many times Nuer people carried war against other communities and there is no solution to end-up the problem. Nuer steal cow from Twic of Bhar-el-ghazel, from Apuk Giir Thiik, from Ruweng of Biemnom, from Panaruu, from Bor, from Murle and else where. What kind of Community is this?
If Nuer people put stealing as a main way of investing their life, then, Nuer people will never rest and join the fruit of peace. Second, if Nuer people show harmony to other community, then, they should have to cease from antagonizing other community, and therefore, they must manifest a “green light” to other community in order to have amnesty. Stealing, looting and robbering will spoil Nuer Heritage. In 2009, Nuer people when to Ruweng of Biemnom County in Unity State and killed one of our Paramount Chief call THORARIEU from MIJUAN Clan just because of cattle. Is that fair for you?
Now, in this way, how can I gives a credential brochures to Nuer if they don’t pay a deep respect to their neigbours living around them? Shame on Nuer all. A born Nuer and unborn Nuer are the same, as well as a deaf Nuer and a non-deaf Nuer person are still the same too.
I am so sorry for those of the people who passed away in Mayiandit, but if Nuer people stop terrorizing and killing other people, then that 40 of the people who die will be least, and the number of the dead people will be higher. So, My friend, Mr Choldit, I have a clue on Nuer people very well, but I didn’t means that the whole life of Nuer should be eradicated. That is a big no to me.
By Augustino Deng. Jech la mer from Tharpam.
AUGUSTINO DENG
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Hey Mr Land of Cush,
Mayiandit people are not Dinka. They are Nuer people. The only two Dinka Counties in Unity State are Biemnom County of Dinka Ruweng Community, and Panrieng County of Dinka Panaruu Community. These are the two counties which Dinka are dwelling in Unity State. So, stop lying and pretending yourself that Mayiandit people are Dinka. When did you heard before that Dinka Bhar-el-ghazel when to Ruweng land of Dinka Ruweng Community of Biemnom in order to steal cows and kill people? It had never happen at all.
Because, we Dinka people we know ourselves wherever we are.
By Augustino Deng. Jech la mer from Tharpam.
acuil deng
Unity state: 40 killed and over 5,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
” Warrap State” is definitely-an out of control-state that needs to be disarmed. Those responsible should be brought to justice, and the affected must be compensated. The government needs to use force to bring about peace to the region, before-it is all out war-between the neighboring states. Failing to do so will only cement the idea that” Salva Kiir’s government is a weak government”.
acuil deng
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
@ Michael Miyom
I agree with you that the whole world is watching us. But some of our sick brothers are abusing their rights by attacking one another on this window. It dosen’t make me a better ” Dinka by attacking another Nuer”, or visa versa; in fact, it makes both of us look like fools. Any loss of life in any tribe is a loss for all us in every tribe. We are not free until we stop killing our children, women and elderly people. We are free only when we love our country more than we love ourselves, and die for this country more than we die for a cow or a sheep.
Kolong oo!
Unity state: 40 killed and over 5,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Dear people of unity parlament aligations are not fair with lawmakers like you, shame on you. When America attacked Iraq there were casualties from attackers. Even God when storming the building there are casualties. Juba should form a committee to investigate the incident and if not true that parlament must be dissolved soon to stop wick mps from coliding people of south sudan. Where is Magai,Luk,Awut and Kong?
acuil deng
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
@gatmai
Quit being stupid and ignorant. Leave the Dinka alone and if you want to talk like that, I prefer you better shut up. Be civil when posting and also be polite, because every body is watching.
padiit gaga
Unity state: 40 killed and over 4,000 people displaced by cattle rustlers
Dinka want to spoil our land they are coward people we used to slave them for long time even Mayandit was their land but we captured from them.
I know Naath will revange or will attack them again .