Abyei administration accuses pro-Khartoum militias of killing 5 civilians
By Ngor Arol Garang
March 21, 2011 (AGOK) – The administration of the oil producing region of Abyei on Monday accused Khartoum government sponsored militiamen of killing five civilians and injuring another in the village of Dungop, located north-east of Abyei town on 21 March 2011.
South Sudan’s ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the northern National Congress Party (NCP) appear unable to resolve impasses over the oil-rich Abyei region.
Speaking in an interview with Sudan Tribune in Abyei, Acuil Miyen Akol, minister for finance in the Abyei area administration accused the Khartoum backed Popular Defense Forces of having killed five civilians and wounding another in the village of Dungop on 21 March 2011.
“The so called Muharrelen and sometimes Popular Defense Force sneaked into the village of Dungop and killed five innocent civilians and wounding another today. The innocent civilians were shot dead while they were sleeping. This occurred between 1.30 and 2.00am this morning”, said Acuil. He said one of the victims who survived identified the attackers as members of the Misseriya tribe.
Lieutenant Mabek Lual of the Joint Integrated Units in the village of Tajalei confirmed to Sudan Tribune the killing of five civilians on Monday.
“Yes, five people have been killed by groups whose footprints have been traced to the territory of Misseriya”, said the military officer, adding that there were herders grazing cows in the area on 21 March. “Some armed groups identified as members of the Misseriya were sighted south-west of Tajalei on Sunday evening. They were following their cows coming into Tajalei from Todach. I did not see them myself but soldiers who went on reconnaissance reported having seen them around the south-west of Tajalei,” said Lual.
Rahman Abdel Rahman, the NCP’s deputy chief administrator of Abyei said he did not have any information about the incident and denied Misseriya involvement.
“I do not have any information of this incident. I also do not believe Misseriya entered the village you said because it is inside villages Misseriya have not been allowed access since the year began. Arabs with cows have not been allowed access to areas around this village since the year began, let alone entering now. It must be an isolated incident”, said Rahaman.
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Abyei administration accuses pro-Khartoum militias of killing 5 civilians
Miseriryia have been attacking civilians since 1980s when Sadig Almadi order them to attack innocent South Sudanese in their villages ,so they thought that this time is the same with the 1980s where they come and attack.
We will separate and we will be raiding each other in the border. The South is not going to allow this nomads of Arab to come to the South after independent because these are lost African tribes slave by Arabs.
They do not know anything other then being fool by NCP that but they don,t knowing that the main Arabs are focusing for just oil and not land.
Let wait after July whether you Arabs in Khartoum will rescue you after we took our land.
SPLM/A knows about conflict in the borader and Abyei,it’s just a matter of obeying the laws of CPA at this short time.
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Abyei administration accuses pro-Khartoum militias of killing 5 civilians
The issue of this area needs to be solved militarily or else the citizen will one day organize the marching explaining that Abyei belongs to south and so any thug associated to the area has to close his/her goddamn mouth.