Six killed in intertribal clashes in South Sudan Rumbek
By Manyang Mayom
July 5, 2006 (RUMBEK) — Six people are killed and three others wounded in Rumbek East County during the past three days also hostilities broke out between two Agar Dinka clans.
The problem started on the second day of July when three members of the Panyar clan were stopped near Bhar-naam by members of the Aliap clan, also of Agar. They were asked who they were, they answered they were from the Panyar clan.
Suddenly one of these was shot with an AK47; the other two fled and were pursued to no avail. The wounded man who was left for dead was seriously injured and died later in Rumbek Regional Hospital.
However, before he died he was able to say who shot him that they were Panyar people.
This has led to his clan members to seek for revenge killings amongst the Aliap clan, and resulted two of the Aliap were killed and one from Panyar also killed.
This state of insecurity has led to tension in Rumbek town itself as members of the clan two clans are found in great numbers with AK47.
The Rumbek security authorities had dispatched SPLA and a security team to the areas to stem any wide scale fighting between the two clans of Rumbek East County.
It is worth noting that, Atuot man travelling with his wife was shot dead a long the same road route- Rumbek East County for no apparent reason on July 30th/july/2006. The Outpoint was never found until now.
The death of above people founds unlawfulness in the State due for the fall of judiciary and prisons workers says a security officer this morning at the front of his office near freedom Square. He also added that the” State authorities are not work well to improve this State to the promise land of Late Dr. John Garang de Mabior”.
As well he ended saying we the security of this Lakes State, we had worked very well to bring people into justice but Prisons, Police, and judiciary let us down by releasing the accusers including killers and criminals. He concluded that we must try our level best to bring those stupid people killers again and we shall show onward the judiciary and the Governor what action they could take.
(ST)