Jonglei: Gadiang shooting leaves Eyat driver dead and one soldier injured
By John Actually
March 29, 2011 (BOR) – A driver working for Eyat a road building company was killed and a soldier seriously injured in an ambush in the Gadiang area of Jonglei state in South Sudan on Friday March 25.
An Eyat engineer, Ibrahim Abdala, told Sudan Tribune that his team that left Gadiang to a work on an area of the Yuai road when encountered an armed group, he believed were loyal to rebel leader David Yauyau, at 10am local time, around 50 km north of Gadiang, where they shot his driver dead after warning them to stop the moving car.
He said that he was taken by the militia to meet a man who claimed to be Yauyau. The man warned him and his company to stop working on the road.
David Yau Yau is one of the three men who rebelled against the governement of South Sudan after failng to win positions in last year’s April elections. Yauyau failed to become a representative in his home county of Pibor.
Unlike the other two rebel leaders, Yauyau is not a former member of the South Sudan army (SPLA).
Since their rebellions began in May last year Yauyau and Gatluk Gai in Unity state increasingly operated under the umbrella of former SPLA general and South Sudan minister George Athor Deng, from his base in Khorfulus in Jonglei state.
Abdala said they were forced to drive the car off road and hide it far from the road where they were investigated by David Yauyau but he declined to say what he was asked.
According to Abdala, a grader vehicle that was following them approached the scene of incident 10 minutes later carrying an Eyat driver and a SPLA soldier. He said the driver stopped as he was ordered but the militia started shooting killing the driver.
Mr. Abdala said two of them were captured by militias and were released by their leader, David Yauyau, who was with the armed men.
“They took us to their leader who declared himself as David Yau yau”, he said.
Abdala said Yauyau said told him that he has nothing to do with Northern Sudanese living in the south and apologized for the death of driver.
“He set us free and warn us not to work on that road anymore”, he said.
Abdala said their telephones were taken by the armed group and his company has now left the area after Yauyau’s threats. He acknowledged that although the militias were few in number, they were heavily armed.
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Hero
Jonglei: Gadiang shooting leaves Eyat driver dead and one soldier injured
Why attack they innocent one,while he’s busy working for you. What does these gangesters need? Pliz, learn to differentiate.
Bol Deng
Jonglei: Gadiang shooting leaves Eyat driver dead and one soldier injured
Militia captured must be indiscrimnatory shot on spot because these parasites. I will be glad when the head of yau Yau oneday be shown to the public. Thanks
Jeti
Jonglei: Gadiang shooting leaves Eyat driver dead and one soldier injured
Gadiang shooting proves that Khartoum government is the one supporting insurgencies in South Sudan. Why apologised after killing a North Sudanese driver! President Kiir and his VP Riek Machar must wake up and bring peace to South Sudan.
Mapuor
Jonglei: Gadiang shooting leaves Eyat driver dead and one soldier injured
Nyagats have ever been there in Greater Upper Nile since the time immemorial & shall ever be there,simply because many communities in Upper Nile survive on looting.The only community that is good is that of greater Bor,but the rest haaaa”la mac ke nyin naath bike tek”
Liberator
Jonglei: Gadiang shooting leaves Eyat driver dead and one soldier injured
Dear: all our Martyrs
B R E K I N G N E W S!!
Within the next day or so, The Government of South Sudan won’t be the same. Your ultimate sacrifices shall never be in vain.
Amen!!!!!!!!!!
South Sudan Resuscitation is at the door.
Quota
where is police?
WHAT’S THE WORK OF POLICE IN SS NOW? WHY CIVILIANS/INNOCENT GET MURDERED EVERY NOW AND THEN, WHAT’S REALLY IN PEOPLE MIND. IS THIS THE WAY PEOPLE GOING TO LIVE IN REST OF THEIR LIFE? WHERE’S GOVERNOR OF JONGLEI STATE HE NEED TO OPEN UP HIS EYES. BECAUSE THIS ISN’T GOING TO END AMONG THE CIVILIANS; ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND PEOPLE HAVE TO LEARN OR STOP WHAT THEY HAS BEEN DOING SINCE THE MOVEMENT WAS BEGAN. THEY HAVE TO EDUCATED THEMSELVES BY DOING THE RIGHT THING INSTEAD OF KILLING AND LOOTING OTHERS PEOPLE’S PROPERTIES. THIS ISN’T THE TIME PEOPLE WERE FOUGHT FOR FREEMDOM OF SS, AND SOME WERE OUT OF CONTROL BY AMBUSH AND KILLED THOSE WHO PROTECTED THEM FROM THE ENEMIES;THIS HAS TOBE STOPPED. ALSO GOVERNMENT AND POLICE HAVE TO COME UP WITH BETTER DISCISSION TO PROTECTS THE CIVILIANS.
BY INVESTIGATOR