Unity State’s Mayom County has high rate of criminal practices in South Sudan
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich
October 5, 2010 (BENTIU) — The largest County in the oil rich Unity state has high death rate according to the County Commissioner, Col. John Madeng Gatduel. He told Sudan Tribune on Monday, after his immediate appointment by the State government four months ago, there were a lot of conflicts in areas such as Riah Payam of Chieng Nyaloah communities which previously caused fighting between Chieng Thai and Chieng Beliew.
Gatduel said, “Many of the culprits were opposing them but afterward managed to end the hostility.” He however said they came up with a quick compensation of those killed.
Gatduel has said that there are one hundred and twenty-three (123) cases of death in which about eighty-six cases of death being compensated and seventeen cases not yet compensated, and still government is working hard to complete the remaining pending issues.
He explained that when he first went to Mayom County, he found life was really hard both for the people living in towns and villages.
Bringing an end to massive killing of people, we would never to get back in the end,that was a unique Idea, he said coming up with a policy of forming three committees, first is to deal with the repayment of cows of people not involved into that Dias.
Gatduel said to give back the cow to the owners after it has been confirmed by witness and the head Chief in affirming he or she is not involved in the murder cases in the areas. However this team comprising of nine elders headed by Col. Samuel Gai Yierchak, Director of prisons and eight other people made up the committee.
Civilians in Mayom county have joined campaigns on every 9th every month in the County head quarters, Youth, elders, Chiefs, Churches, School Children and everybody.
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Simon Peter Wal
Unity State’s Mayom County has high rate of criminal practices in South Sudan
look out Mr.Commisioner ! saying that your county has the higest death rate in Southern Sudan due to intra-tribal conflicts is not an easy thing.for you need to set up monthly projections of deaths due to such conflicts and make some differentiation with near by Counties in the State or the border States,thenafter your adminstration can release that statement. I don’t a gree with this statement because it’s known to all Mayom County Citizens that their security was preserved when your Exelency were appointed as the County Commissioner..even before your appointment when insecurity was a serious issue death rates were not so high as you mentioned. the major killers in Mayom County now a days according to Mayom County Citizens are diseases such as Malaria, Diarrheas, pneumonias…etc. the only reason is that mayom county is inaccessible by land for the last four months. even drugs sold in local drugs stores are 100% consumed. We urge Mr.Commisioner to exert efforts to strengthen the formed committees and creat security ties to ( REDUCE HIGH DEATH RATES DUE TO CONFLICTS).OUR COUNTY IS NOT SO HOSTILE AS OUR COMMISIONER PICTURED.
Simon.
Gatbentiu
Unity State’s Mayom County has high rate of criminal practices in South Sudan
“Mayom County has high rate of criminals practices in South Sudan”,this much be biased report as there is no survey carried out in all of S.Sudan.The failures of the former commissioner to curbed this is something to be questioned,for example if fight broke out the commissioner ‘ll immediately send his policemen to go and seized the cattle of those who fought and instead of compensating the wounded and those who were killed and jailed the killers they ‘ll only take fine of 15 cows and released whoever was capture by police.
The newly appointed commissioner can not just rushed and report on what may not be true,the statistic given may be less if you compared to other counties within and outside our State.The Perpetrators between Chieng Beliew and chieng Thai were never brought to justice,so the commissioner at the end of day should asked himself what his achievements are in that fight.
The main task of any government is to jailed the culprit for some years although the compensation is given still the enmity continue between the warring parties unless the government jailed those who were involved.
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