Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
By John Actually
May 19, 2011 (BOR) – 15,000 residents of Kaldak village of Pigi county, Jonglei state have asked the state government to transfer them to Ayod county, following conflict between the South Sudanese army and rebel Gabriel Tanginya’s forces that destroyed their village in April 2011.
The team included the state law enforcement minister, Gabriel Duop, minister of health, Rhodenta Ayen, three MPs, UN officials.
Aleu said the village is polluted with the smell of unburied bodies of soldiers killed in the conflict in April and there is a danger of disease as the rainy season approaches. He asked the state government to provide vehicles, temporary shelters, food and medicines and to facilitate relocation. He said he had asked the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Malakal to help them bury the bodies, which began on 12 May.
The minster of law enforcement, Duop Lam, and the minister of health, Rhodenta Ayen, said they will present the requisition for action to the state council of ministers on 20 May.
Gabriel Tanyinga, otherwise known as Tang-Ginye, (Long Pipe) is a member of the Nuer ethnic group from Fangak county, Jonglei state. His militias fought against the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) and its army, since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed in 2005.
Tanginya and his forces ended their rebellion and joined with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).
The reintegration process was interrupted by conflict in April 2011 in Kaldak where his forces where stationed for reintegration. More than 60 civilians and 200 soldiers were killed in the clashes.
Tanginya, who tried to escape, eventually surrendered himself to the SPLA barracks in Kaldak where he was flown to South Sudan’s capital, Juba. He is now under house arrest in Juba waiting for the military justice system to bring charges against him.
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Mr. Truthteller
Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
It is unfortunate that the 15,000 want to join Ayod and leave Pigi county of Gier Chuang and George Athor. Is there really justice in South Sudan?
Salva Kiir’s justice system in South Sudan works like this:
On government corruption: Start prosecution with an Equatorian, the daughter of former President of the High Executive Council and Kiir’s current advisor, Josephine Lagu. Leave the Dinka first class corrupters alone such as the former finance ministers.
While in the army, start it with a Nuer officer from the vulnerable divided Nuer of Fangak county, Gabriel Tanginye, who was lured to reintegration process so that he would be accused of a violence he did not start. Leave the Dinka killers alone such as the one in Yambio.
What a true justice system in South Sudan. But will its implementation go well smoothly?
That is everybody else’s guess.
tiger
Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
i’m really shocked by some people’s comments and i do asked myself, did these people went to school to learn ABCD and 123 or word ‘DINKA’ in order for expressing their stupid thoughts and negative ideologies or did they get their education by chance? but my answer is that these type of people will continue to bark while camel keeps walking if they don’t change the word Dinka and try their best where ever they are whether in the government, NGO, UN agencies or business people to bring their own development leaving Dinkas alone.
i don’t see the contrast between relocation and word Dinka, i wish you should talk of why relocating a huge number of people like that with unknown term as to whether internally displaced persons or whatever term they need to put as requisition title/subject? and that one does not need a request but individuals migration and settlment
Cibaipiath Junub Sudan
Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
What could have been the population estimate of Kalda village? 15,000 civilians demanding relocations?? What a great chaos in the land of host rebels?? Even, the known mechanical forces that always retard the proper growth of the South Sudan are still not convinced by the art and work of the great visionaries tribes known as Dinka the stable and straigt forward tribes who would restore all looted lands of the black African are still abused. There will be no any government led by any Leader in the South that will be characterised with Forgiveness like Government led by Kiir Mayardit. There will no forgiveness after Declaration. Take that note mr. truthlair.
Land-of-Cush
Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
Yaa John Actually
Don’t be a lair reporter Tang is not under arrest, instead he with UNIMIST for the period of safety and confirm that his forces are now moving from Dolep to Ramciel and are heading toward Juba in arrangement made between them with GoSS. He himself need this case to be implemented through court and to be witness buy UN but Salva, James Hoth and other SPLA/M top official are now under pressure because Salva himself pay pardon (amnesty)for rebel to join SPLA in which Tang has accept the pardon until they reach the term of reintegration. Salva and James Hoth are having planned to kill him but Tang and his forces never realised the same thing happen to Athor during peace talk mediated by church leaders and Bapiny during reingratiation of his troop to SPLA. Please, make sure that the clock is cleck in the office of (ICC).
Nhomlawda
Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
This is ridiculous. Greater wars than what took place in Kaldak were fought in different parts of South Sudan including the genocide of Dinka Bor in 1991 but there is no whole community who had ever intended to leave their cradle land permanently for resettlement in another land because of dead people in the area.
This is completely nonsense. Those Nuer in Kaldak do not want to work in their farms but want to become internal refugees to depend on UN WFP food which they had seen being distributed to those lawless societies in Northern Jonglei and other parts of South Sudan.
They should have asked for government to help in burying the dead but not asking the government to relocate them from their land.
Recently, some Japanese cities were hit by tsunami (massive sea waves) killing thousands of people and sweeping to sea un-countless property and sparking a nuclear disaster but residents of those Japanese cities did not ask government to relocate them from their cradle land.
Nuer should not shame South Sudan because of food being distributed by UN WFP and want to become permanent beneficiaries of that food meant for emergencies because of their madness killing of each other throughout history.
Such stories should not be reported to the world media, they really shame our new nation.
Nhomlawda
Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
This is ridiculous. Greater wars than what took place in Kaldak were fought in different parts of South Sudan including the genocide of Dinka Bor in 1991 but there is no whole community who had ever intended to leave their cradle land permanently for resettlement in another land because of dead people in the area.
This is completely nonsense. Those Nuer in Kaldak do not want to work in their farms but want to become internal refugees to depend on UN WFP food which they had seen being distributed to those lawless societies in Northern Jonglei and other parts of South Sudan.
They should have asked for government to help in burying the dead but not asking the government to relocate them from their land.
Recently, some Japanese cities were hit by tsunami (massive sea waves) killing thousands of people and sweeping to sea countless property and sparking a nuclear disaster but residents of those Japanese cities did not ask government to relocate them from their cradle land.
Nuer should not shame South Sudan because of food being distributed by UN WFP and want to become permanent beneficiaries of that food meant for emergencies because of their madness killing of each other throughout history.
Such stories should not be reported to the world media, they really shame our new nation.
Luke Chuol
Jonglei state, South Sudan: 15,000 civilians seeking relocation
Whoever posted this article is nothing but againts entire Nuer community. Also whoever is own Sudan Tribune did not know that he is being mislead by some individual including John Actually and Philip Thon Aliu
This article is just only represented the view of Dinkasism it has nothing to do with the Kaldak situation or Tanginya’s
I hope the Owner of Sudan Tribune is a Human being who can read him/herself