SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
December 7, 2011 (BOR/KAMPALA) – The spokesperson of South Sudan’s army said Wednesday that both the SPLA and the government should “share the blame” for not combating insecurity in Jonglei state, with more than 1,000 people dying in attacks over the last six months.
Lawmakers demanded South Sudan’s army (SPLA) be deployed to the area and demanded that the security services in Jonglei state protect civilians. The parliamentarians also urged state government to carryout a disarmament campaign in Pibor county, where the attackers are believed to be from.
The state parliament’s speaker Peter Chol Wal, said disarmament and humanitarian assistance should be priority in responding to Monday’s incident.
Villagers in Akot told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday that they had been let down by the South Sudanese army, police and government.
“We have no protection from the government; this village is already destroyed by Murle,” a local chief said.
SPLA spokesperson Colonel Philip Aguer, told Sudan Tribune that he is “surprised” each time there is a “massacre” in Jonglei as the SPLA’s division 8 is in the state to prevent such attacks.
The SPLA spokesperson said that the military should sit down with local government and draw up ways to better protect communities in South Sudan.
However, Jonglei state governor, Kuol Manyang Juuk, dismissed claims that his government had failed to avail suitable protection to civilians.
Manyang told Sudan Tribune that the latest surprise attack occurred 40 miles away from Bor town, in an area not accessible by road.
He said the SPLA forces of division 8 in Jonglei were stationed at Panpandiar barracks, about 50-60 miles away from the area and would have need military helicopters in order to reach the area in time to intervene.
“Even the army here cannot be blamed”, said Manyang.
The few military helicopters the SPLA have are grounded in Juba and have not been made available zonal divisions to improve their mobility and respond to attacks the governor said.
The army’s presence in Jonglei “is too small to provide protection” considering it is the largest state in South Sudan and the number of people killed in cattle raids and by rebel groups in the area.
Local police needed to be armed, Manyang said, in order to help the army respond to security situations. “The failure is not on our side”, said the governor calling for a fact finding committee to inquire whether a failure of either his government or the SPLA had failed to stop recent attacks.
Jonglei’s minister of local government, Diing Akol has been summoned to answer questions in parliament about the attack. He is expected to appear this week.
According to Jonglei information minister Isaac Ajiba Ochang 39 people were killed in Monday’s “surprise attacks” including children and elderly people. He said the state government is doing its best to develop its forces across the state but poor roads hamper their ability to react to incidents.
Twelve children are missing, scores of huts have been raised to the ground, 1,300 cattle, 400 goats and all stores of grains were either looted or burnt according to Philip Bol Deng, a local chief in Akot.
On Wednesday Jonglei’s information minister became the latest official to allege the attackers were Murle tribesmen from Pibor.
Since South Sudan’s independence raids and counter raids have continued in Jonglei state. Over 1,000 lives have been, thousands more displaced and large numbers of cattle looted this year between June and August in counter attacks between Murle and Lou Nuer tribesmen in Pibor and Uror counties respectively.
Bor county commissioner Maker Lual Kuol, said “39 people were killed on spot” including women and children. Four people were still missing he said.
He called upon humanitarian organisations to offer assistance to those affected.
Bor state hospital told Sudan Tribune that lack of drugs was handicapping their ability to treat people’s wounds. Several of the injured were referred to Juba hospital due to the lack of health equipment and drug in Bor.
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Quol Quot
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
The best thing to do is to dissolve the SPLA, so that we can have our sons back to come and protect our families. Murle has never join the SPLA and that is why they are terrorizing those families whose sons are in the army. Murle needs to be disarmed before all the neighboring communities disarm it jointly. Murle will stop only when their loss is greater than their gain.
Quol Quot
Ahmed Chol
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Is this failure of leadership or mere anarchy? There is nothing painful for a country to be led by a group failed leaders.
Why allow a group of uneducated criminals to destabilized a country for us?
Ahmed Chol, whatever begins in anger ends in shame
SeekingTruth
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
BLAME IT ON THE GOVERNMENT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE. PERIOD!
omoni jr.
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
I do understand that we were just emerged from the war,but why the government lack everything for human basic needs like drugs to treat the wounded? what is the function of the government in juba? Kuol manyang is right by saying everything his government lacking.
Waucity
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Anyway, don’t blame yourselves too much…God knows you have done your best but who we should blame is the murlei who had no reason to attack in the first place…But as a government of people, you should have release the helicopters you bought and follow the criminals and stop them but you didn’t..What I hate in Southern Sudan is laziness to think and to act…In time of weapons you need to act.
Sir. Nostalgic
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Look how you are talking! We need to deploy South Sudan armies to the borders between North and South Sudan rather than deploying them in Jonglei. The solution to your problem is communities’ reconciliation rather than deploying SPLA forces to your region only when SAF are killing people of Unity, Upper Nile, Western Bhar al Ghazal, Aweil and Abyei. So, you must sit down call All Communities.
makuch
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
No No sharing of responsibilies, this is atotal failure of the army not parliament. this army hard the mandate to protect citizens of this new country but they are busy in looting the national wealth for their benefits leaving very important citizens who contributed fully to the liberation of the South Sudan, yet they are dying today like animals. go heal south sudan army, food driving army.
By m
Waucity
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Please get rid of the so called UN security forces, they are there to just intimidate the government and to report what is not true..Or to collect lies from locals such as Murlei who attacks and would definitely report any forceful
disarming as a violation of their rights..stupid people, Please don;t listen to that bitch music, Mary Boyoi she can go and play in Pibor.we have no reason to be happy
Sir. Nostalgic
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
…I repeat, tribe to be like Aweil, Wau and Parts of Equatoria. So you are really setback of South Sudan. Why attacking Bor Community always? Oh! I remember, Bor community is not that integrative and they must not much with any other community around there! Nuer attacks Bor, Murle and other tribes there. You have to change your stylish way of behaving and integrate with rest of communities.
Majak Mawien
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Roads construction needs to be prioritized in Southern States where insecurity is common to State capital with rural areas. That will help intervention agencies to provides better protection to citizens and their properties.
Forget of blaming each other. look into this problems and come out with a good way of addressing it as one body.
Roads construction! Roads construction!
Waucity
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Sir. Nostalgic, shut up, somebody came to attack and loot and you want to blame Bor community…Why don’t you ask if Bor community has attack them. You people from Barh el gazal want us dead because you blame us for Maram attack against your villages during war.But want Nuer attack us what did SPLA do?, If it was capable of fighting arabs and tribes.
Yanga Wani
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
How will we fight back if Khartoum attack us?
Yanga
actiongatkuoth
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Hi guys,
that is very awful news today for kuol manyang and his people,
Iam so sorry for that, it is impossible for the citizen of jonglei to fight against each other in stead to make unity with in the state.
Who can be responsible for the death of innocent people????????
I think kuol manyang is responsible for that because it is the weakness of his leadership.
thank
Fearless man
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
I wish Kuol Manyang and salva Kiir Death. there is no country where people are being lead by uneduacted group of murderer.
If people are still dying like this. than what is the point of independent? i hope the country was not independent form north.
jacob mayen ajuoi
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
the only way ‘s to dissolve the SPLA.and called on our sons back to come and protect their people,instead of government to protect people.murle where not there, since the creation of SPLA/SPLM ,what the know ‘s a cattle raid and killed,government should not sit and watch.those have hand in these incident are,the former commissioner of Pibor, Mr Akot.and Mr Konyi.are the one fueling, murle youths
Alier42
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Aguer deserve credit for blaming the weak goverment of mayardit,if even it will cost him his position,public will have to award you for sincerity in the future.
Alier42
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Fearless Man
i concur with you,they are there to mismanage public resources at will and they are at war with their subject unknowingly.
opoka charles otim
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
In my view,i could say there is something wrong with H.E Salva Kiir,b’se he is keeping so many army who there work is only to harrase civilians in the Towns and demanding for increase of salaries,plus hanging their solders one up word the other down word when putting on the rank of 1st leutenant, 2nd leutenant, captain, and wolking in the street of juba, customs konyokonyo.just imagin why?????.
opoka charles otim
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
I haven’t been happy since the begining of peace till the Independent, reason death toll has remained in place of peace,everyday south sudanese must die of gun shot is really painfull this makes me to comment on the attack on one of the payams in Jongolei State,which left severalcivians including women$children.God rest their souls in eternal peace,Amen.
Alfredo christiani
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Dear readers
I personally do blame youths of Bor community, because they feared to mobilize themselves and make revenge attack, also they put everything in the government hands why? Let me assure you Peoples of Bor, all readers are fate up with Reports of abduction, cattle raiding, killing, raping in (BOR) & no any single revenge being carried out by the youths, what’s a problem? (Bor communitie
Jong Anthony
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
I think what happened in Bor needs immediate action to prevent the future attach on civilian.
government should avoid the play of blame game and deploy more troops in Jonglei to stop more death of the innocent civilian
Akumadit
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Shout up greedy Kuol Manyang! You deserve nothing but criticism. Your government and the SPLA should be blame for not protect our citizens at this critical time. Why are you lying that the area of Juet in Jalle payam is not accessible? Why is it not accessible by road now and it was accessible during the civil war era. Kiir, Kuol and John Kong must go! Sons and daughters of Bor must leave the Arm
Antigraft
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Government should squarely take this blame. There are two much soldiers but little work to protect civilian. Who are the Murle. Blaming Murle is just hiding heads in sands yet we know the failures. We are doom. I wish Jesus returns today. 2.5 million deaths not enough yajama? and those who here on the net supporting obvoius failures you should be very careful and patriotic.
Garang Abuk
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
I have never seen a spokesman like Col. Aguer Panyang. I am tired of this man’ s contradictions. Where on earth will a national army spokesman speak out his mind in what is supposedly be the official position of the army? Who is he really asking when he said’ I am suprised each time there is an attack in Jonglei because division 8 is there? Col. Aguer, do you really meant what you asked when
Gatwiech Kong
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
That Big eyes animal call Kuol Manyang Juuk is behind the mess in Jonglei State, i just recieved intenlligents call indicating that Kuol have ordered his relative to attack and kill all murle in Bor town the state headquater while he is living for Juba to probe that he is innocent, therefore all South Sudanese should be witness on this statement.
Gatwiech Kong
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Amoni or Omoni no matter hw you call yourselve
you innocent son of a man who live at less than a dollar per two days, what do you know about Kuol Manyang the looter!, where are the salaries of the 7823 he suck in 2008 till date? where are the money for unity support funds which were mean to constructure 300km of standard feeder roads in Jonglei, you better thing on how to survirs whereever you
Gatwiech Kong
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
@ Kuol Manyang
Sources have it that, you are here in Juba, why should you leave Jonglei burning and come to Juba? your screate is exposed we learned it that you have leaved an ordered for your relatives Bor to carry out masacre in Bor the state HQ like the 29/11/2007 under Thon Leek. if that happen you will be kill in Juba the same day, believe me!!
Gatwiech Kong
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
@ Citizens of Jonglei
Kuol Manyang in Aprill defended goverment decission to give 4000 arms (AK47)to Murle, saying they are to fight Yau yau but no Lou Nuer when Nuer complained against the move. today its his own people who are dieing and he is scaping to Juba, thats an own goal Mr governor
jacob mayen ajuoi
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
what going on with these son of bitch]called, Kong
Waucity
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Gatwiech Kong, today is our day, you can celebrate many time over, we all know they came to attack, don’t know why are creating this speculation but it’s okay..
Ayuen deng
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Idon’t know if there is a reason for you leaders in power now to depend your failure to protect the people you are confortably being driven inV8 landcruiser.you have prove your weakness for not protecting the civilian in jonglei,president Kiir shouldnt be blame for this state fialure or army failure but he doesnt know that people will not vote for SPLM next election due to failure to protect peopl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Mur
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
mon-mandhal
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
If Manyang and his relatives have that intention of killing Murle in Bor town,i thing this wuold have taken place,yesterday not today. The incident of 29/11/2007 did not happen as an order from former gov Thon Leek,but it was bt wuonded people from both sides.
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
$ 10,000,000
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
This attack was carried out SPLA in order to deceive everyone that there is an existing threat while other major attack for Lou are underway. Out of smartness, SPLA thought of killing 40 Bor and then within few weeks or months launch an attack to kill at least 2000 Lou. So it estimated that most of Lou will be killed before ten years before advancing toward the rest of Nuerland in the name of Murl
SoSuFreedom
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Dinka is to blame for the persistent and endless savagery in newly created country of South Sudan.Dinka bor should be send to concentrated camps and if possible, be put in gas chambers so we can have peace and harmony in the SOUTH!The genetic behaviours of barbarism and savagery is lodged in every one of them and it’s passed from gen to generation.solution? death to savages!
SoSuFreedom
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
that’s good advice!
mon-mandhal
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
To.$ 00,OOO.OOO./.or whatever u call yuorself. U are the most foolish on this web who always try to daivert the attendation of Bor pp to turn against thea gov,t in which they were the first pp to shot the first bullet. We pp of D Bor are awared of such false u spreaded.and no body will siding with u .
JULIUS GHAI
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
HI ALL,
I THINK IT IS TIME FOR MR SILENCE PRESIDENT TO TALK NOW.MR PRESIDENT YOU REALLY SURPRISES PEOPLE WITH YOUR CHARACTER, YOU JUST SIT AND WATCH THINGS HAPPENING.SURELY WHAT HAVE YOU ACHIEVED, NOT SECURITY, NOT DEVELOPMENT, NOT IMPROVING ARMY NOT ANYTHING.SO WHAT ARE YOU PRESIDENT FOR? TO GRAB,TORTURING, SITTING IN JUBA ONLY.
CONTINUE DOING THING THE WAY YOU ARE DOING AND YOU WILL SEE IT.
Waucity
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Gatwiech Kong, who are you to educate us in Bor about respecting citizens..I say you are Murlei pretending, but if you are Nuer you should not say anything, as I remember you roaming around like birds in Malakal market waiting for arabs to fighting eating so they could give you left overs, now we brought independence to you..Yes, we the great Monyjang. Shut up once and for good.
Cadaai ?o?
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
People need to be reasonable before they finger pointing to certain community or tribe. Also, we need to learn about the functionalities of the government, how it work? From lower level of government to the highest of any government branches in S. Sudan. I.e, State or County has right to protect its citizen & if State or County fail to do so, than it has right to request support from S. Sudan gov.
Cadaai ?o?
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Personally, I shouldn’t blame South Sudan government for this or attackers either. The attackers cannot attack without reason behind in my view. All these things had been happen for long times over different Counties or tribes and there wasn’t reactions like this. Some thing not right here for about reactors? For example, it did happen many times to Lou Nuer, Anyuak, Twic Dinka, Duk Dinka, Murle.
SSLA/M Supporter
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
SPLA militia of SPLM needs to be dissolved and replaced with well-trained, well-equipped, well-fed and well-organized notional army of RoSS, free from corruption and political affiliations, otherwise, RoSS under SPLA/M will never see: peace, security and development! As all the monies will be looted by SPLM thus vital developmental projects will be under funded or neglected by corrupt regime.
Dengda
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
You right Alier 42, i wonder why Governor Kuol quick to dimissed claimed as stressed by author and yet he himself blaming GOSS for poor road, grounded of helicopter and lack of deployment of army in hot spot. Fact, there’s failure in system, how long we wound rely on Humanitarian assistance as most leader quick to call for, instead of developed measures to address issues at hand and in a future.
bior angeth
SPLA says army and SPLM should share blame for Jonglei deaths
Thank you guys/gals for your speaking up. The insecurity in any part of South Sudan will not reward anybody positively. It is good to condnm it and work vigorously against it.