Rumbek East returns 80 stolen cows to their owners

June 5, 2012 (RUMBEK) – The commissioner of Rumbek East County of Lakes state, David Marial Gumke, has announced that his county has returned 80 cows, identified during a peace conference in May, to their respective owners.

Gumke said the cows have been returned to “various counties of Yirol West, Rumbek North and Yirol East” and that “we need peaceful counties and peaceful people to build this nation.”

During the Local Government and Law Reinforcement Agency peace conference held in Pacong Payam of Rumbek East, it was established that conflict between the Thuyic and Gong communities was accountable for much of the rustling.

The governor of Lakes state Chol Tong Mayay, called upon all citizens of Lakes state to cease the conflict and to adopt a peaceful approach to solve their local disputes within their respective communities.

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