Clashes in Warrap leave 10 dead, SPLA intervenes
August 17, 2011 (JUBA) – At least 10 people have been killed and several others are reported to have sustained severe injuries in a clash involving two ethnic groups in Tonj East county, Warrap state.
Warrap has long been plagued by internal conflict, often involving cattle. Reports from local officials indicate thirteen people were injured, four of whom are said to be in a critical condition.
The cause of the clash remains unclear, although local officials attributed it to a long-standing dispute between the Luackoth and Akok communities of Tonj East.
The resumption of the feud was allegedly triggered by a conflict over the non-payment of a dowry.
“They cannot have it both ways. Hold the girl as wife and refuse to pay. This is insolence in our culture and it is unacceptable,” Deng Acuil Wol, a native of Tonj East county from the Akok community, told Sudan Tribune from the state capital, Kuajok.
He said the fighting began on August 13 and continued until August 14, when the state government called upon forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in another village to intervene.
Wol said that, as well as the deaths and casualties, crops have been damaged and many residents have fled into neighbouring Tonj North.
There have been suggestions that the increase in instances of cattle rustling in South Sudan is connected to an increase in bride prices, as a result of an influx of eligible bachelors, since the end of the civil war in 2005 and the declaration of South Sudan’s independence this year; returning to their homes and intending to get married.
There is also a proliferation of small arms in South Sudan which means that disputes can quickly escalate to bloodshed.
Ariec Mayar Ariec and Deng Mayom, both members of Warrap Legislative Assembly, confirmed that the clashes and the intervention of the SPLA occurred, to Sudan Tribune on August 17.
Among those wounded, said Mayom, were nine members of the Luackoth community, who are in a critical condition, and four from the Akok community.
Dut Akuocwel, a member of the Luackoth community from Tonj East described reports that the fighting was instigated by bride wealth as “engineered by individual politicians I know here in Juba”, describing it as “purely a sectional fight”.
Akuocwel claimed that the clashes were orchestrated in an attempt to discredit members of his community who have close ties to the president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir. He said he has submitted a petition on the matter to Kiir.
He said the state assembly was informed by Governor Nyandeng Malek, that a company of the SPLA has been dispatched to the area to restore law and order.
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Ahmed Chol
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Every time a crisis like this occur, we should find exactly those who are fault. Take them to court, sentence them and administer the punishment to them according the current laws properly. The nature of the crime and those who carried it out should be announced over radios and on TVs so that those who were willing to commit such crimes should know exactly what will happen to them.
Those who take other people’s lives deserve to loose their lives too, if we are supposed to have a competent justice system. This idea of compensating people’s lives with cattle should not be allowed. It is archaic and allows the ones with many cattle to act wild and kill other people senselessly without thinking before they act.
Failing to do this, I am afraid that we will have a lawless state in the world.
Ahmed Chol, whatever begins in anger, ends in shame
Mawicdit
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Warrap is known as a peaceful place in southern Sudan and if there is any small gangs that emerging in the area then it will be solve by the state authorities or by themselves.
choldit
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The funny thing is that we are not going to blame it on Nuer this time because it is to obvious to hide.
Is that not correct that our scapegoats are out of reach this time that Gen. Gatdet and Gatluak are out of our reach?
Lat Dak Nyaroah
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Mawicdit,
I don’t agree with your statement because we all know from the birth of CPA, so many incidents of fighting among our communities had taken place. Warrap has never been peaceful because of wrong doers who are working hard day and night to create instability in greater Tonj.
I completely agreed with Ahmed Chol’s statement that the law should deal with people who are committing crimes rather than asking them to compensate lives of deceased by giving cattle to relatives. Such people should be put in reformatory centers or sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
Michael Angelo
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Choldit,
If the Nuers didn’t steal their cattle then the bride could have paid the full dowry to the family of the bridegroom. As according to the reporter of this article, the cause of the fighting was about dowry that were promise by the bride’s family to be paid in full to the bridegroom’s family. Every mess or insecurity that going on in Warrap State can still be blamed on Nuers since they always roaming and stealing our properties.
Mou
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There is nothing sustainable can come out where South Sudan Army is still addressed as SPLA.
Lat Dak Nyaroah
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Micheal Angelo,
Putting blame on Nuer always will bring bad culture in our society. We all know that cattle raiding is an activity being practice by both Dinkas and Nuer. Let’s refrain from supporting lawlessness in our lovely Country God has given us by giving misleading justifications to any evil act.
Nhomlawda
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What is wrong with Warrap brothers?
Salva Kiir leadership is for South Sudan and the resources Kiir has access to are South Sudan resources.
Why do they kill their innocent people just to be close or not be close to president? Think big.
Nhomlawda
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Mou
Worry less, South Sudan, SPLA, SPLM and the names with South Sudan will go to history in the next election. The country’s name will be changed and all institutions’ will change too.
We can not be called South of other Sudanese, it is an insult to our nationalism.
jamuse
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South Sudan Army ( SPLA) must exercise disarment in Tonj and rembek areas.Rigidity of Dinka on cattles issue always makes millions miles of backwardness.Look , Girl( bride) remained and many people lost life and blood.tabling of despute is very peacefull tools and it cost no coin and life.
Elders and authorities should strengthen their effort to stop this negative traditions of fighting during marriages. For young people to make-up future by expanding generations via marry is a blessed step from God and appreciated by humanbeing therefore, I wondered why our dinka people make it as a time of killing themselves.
Plse quit it.
Thanks.
Gatluak Manguel
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A quarrel between a husband and wife in Warrap state is also blamed on Nuer. very funny indeed.
may almighty father rest their soul in peace.
jamuse
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South Sudan Army ( SPLA) must exercise disarment in Tonj and rembek areas.Rigidity of Dinka on cattles issue always makes millions miles of backwardness.Look , Girl and cattles remained and many people lost life and blood.tabling of despute is very peacefull tools and it cost no coin and life.
Elders and authorities should strengthen their effort to stop this negative traditions of fighting during marriages. For young people to make-up future by expanding generations via marry is a blessed step from God and appreciated by humanbeing therefore, I wondered why our dinka people make it as a time of killing themselves.
Plse quit it.
Thanks.
John Gum
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The issue of cattle rustle in Dinka unless the competition marriage should be stop coz u find ministers buying alot of cows per day to go and competite with cattle keepers over their belove one.this need to be discourage comletely,coz the money ministers & governor are getting belong to the publics.
John
jamuse
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Micheal and the rest.
To blame innocent tribe on what done by others sometime sound bad. This case is far away from cattle raided by Nuer .I blame people who fought becasue their girl dowry is incomplete.
Also this high demand during marriages in Dinka communities encourage cattle raiding and stealing because if they have nothing to pay during marriage, they decideto go and steal or raid other community cattles.
Thanks.
Khartoum92
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Failed country, we havent seen anything yet celebration is over now is time for these savages to show their true self.
Liberal
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Dear Readers,
Tonj East is a county far from the sight of govenment both state government and Juba government with tribal and ethnic conflict among its communities. I would suggest to the Government of South Sudan that Tonj East in term of security should be under the responsibility of President because of its volatile and vulnerability of its people. Tonj East must be a teritoral under the president to avoid rampant ocurrance of conflict.
Lo Isu
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And I pray…
Oh God do have mercy and extend your wisdom by instilling humanity into the dumb brains of this animals so that they become humans and realize the need to peacefully coexist.
For all RSS needs is peace and development.
Amen.
Dukdal
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You idiots who likes to sing Lakes inccidents always and especially, the Warrapian, Is that Lakes again? And those fools of Aweil, is that Lakes again?
Liberal
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Since 1983, there has never been good system of governance in Tonj East which had led people to hostility and accumulation of arms. in fact they were buying arms for protection from Nuer but later on turned them against themselves and people of Rumbek North (Pakam). Tonj East became totally vunerable when the SPLA captured Tonj, Rumbek and Yirol in 1997. They moved away from the area and alot of crimes were occuring day and night. Tonj East has been in tribal conflict for fourteen years starting from 1997.
The people of Tonj East can only be saved from insecurity when its issue is taken seriously and address by the President and the National Assembly not by the Governor and SPLA because when the SPLA forces are sent to rescue the situation they will commit attrocities and many inhuman things. you can only find government talking to people of Tonj East when there are elections. Tonj East with good population and intillegent people is extensively finishing from controlable violent called conflict. May God have mercy on them since is no government to help them. there is only Government that can loot their resources not killing the criminals. there is government that can kill innocent people.it is a shame
khan junior
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IT IS NOW UR TURN TO EXPERIENCE IT COZ U ALWAYS THINK U ARE ESPECIAL.I HOPE U WILL NOT FINGER POINT TO MA HOME COUNTY.
DO IT AND ENJOY THE HEAT.
TEN 4 TEN=KHAN
Liberal
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Dear Dukdal,
We went to schools not to function like semi-literate people but to be role model to our different communities and the entire people of South Sudan. When there is a problem in lake state i personally do assume it is problem of the people of Bhar El ghazal beacause anything that decrease human population is a collective concern of any intellectual. one of the vital factor we achieved from Universities is concern for others.
Why are you taking side? I thought you will contribute on how such things can be addressed not insulting different communities and assume to be intellectual. what kind of mentality is that? I pity you. Try to change your primitive ideologies of selfishness. this is modern world that needs cooperation.
Nhomlawda
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Liberal
If people in Tonj East are that intelligent, why do they turn their guns against themselves and their brothers in Rumbek (Pakam Agaar)? I am not saying they should not fight themselves, but having unsolve conflict and tensions among communities from 1997 till now is unacceptable among the same people.
Why don’t they eliminate criminals among them by putting them through the community justice system or is there no community justice system established there?
There must be something wrong among the Dinkas of Warrap and Lakes States.
Why don’t they live peacefully among themselves like Malual Dinka, Bor Dinka, Ruweng Dinka, Panaruu Dinka (Renk) and Ngok Dinka (Abyei)? These Dinka Groups plus others have strong traditional justice system which is not managed by government. Why don’t those guys in Warrap and Lakes copy those systems of traditional governance that ensure peace and justice among people?
Bol Akoch Buoi
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Dear Liberal,
I don’t agree with what you have just said brother, this is not a minute problem as you described. It has been a on going conflict and should be dealt with seriously. I come from Warrap and I am personally disturbed and annoyed when hearing such news. Such activities are very destructive to development and must be stop. Human life is something very expense, it must be protected and treated with special care and dignity under the law. No person is allowed to take away somebody life no matter what the case.
DeltaBravo
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To Nhomlawda
I dnt knw brother what is going to our people in TONJ and RUMBEK. We DINKA lost alot SOLDEIRS and Civilian during the war. They brought bad image to DINKA Community in general,why they dnt behave perfessionaly like DINKA of BHAR ALGHAZAL. It is really sad news to hear such behaviours of killing each others for in the name of COWS and GIRL. We are in 21CENTURY they have to change such behaviours of killing in this tme of peace.
triple A
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i don kno wat is wrong with the people of warap.their brothers and sisters are dying in some part of the state becos of the hunger.while they are still fighting in some part of state they r not even feel ashame.
this fighting is caus by fool governor
Nyandeng malek hwo do not have xoerience in ruling people.
Nhomlawda
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Liberal
That is a good advise to Dukdal. His name means ‘Never Laugh’ which I thought he took it to depict never laugh when there is a problem somewhere, but he is now laughing at Warrap people who are currently in a terrible pain of loss which is not acceptable from somebody whose worldview had been widened by education.
In Dinka Bor they say, if your brother or friend house is in trouble, ensure peace return there before it is too late because if the wife is kicked out there, the husband and children will definetely come to share the little you have. In simple term, your brother problem is your problem because it affects you either directly or indirectly and in this case, all Dinkas are affected by loss of lives and reputation as a result of unnecessary conflicts among people.
Therefore, no need to laugh when some of us (Dinka) are in trouble whether through there own making or not.
If people in Tonj East are that intelligent, why do they turn their guns against themselves and their brothers in Rumbek (Pakam Agaar)? I am not saying they should not fight themselves, but having unsolve conflict and tensions among communities from 1997 till now is unacceptable among the same people.
Why don’t they eliminate criminals among them by putting them through the community justice system or is there no community justice system established there?
There must be something wrong among the Dinkas of Warrap and Lakes States.
Why don’t they live peacefully among themselves like Malual Dinka, Bor Dinka, Ruweng Dinka, Panaruu Dinka (Renk) and Ngok Dinka (Abyei)? These Dinka Groups plus others have strong traditional justice system which is not managed by government. Why don’t those guys in Warrap and Lakes copy those systems of traditional governance that ensure peace and justice among people?
DeltaBravo
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To brother Micheal
You need to differentiat between BRIDE and BRIDEGROOM. Bridegroom is a man who is about to married,or who has recently been married ,and BRIDE is a woman who is about to be married or who has recently been married. I just want to let you know brother. A lot of people here read the comment and you have to be perfessional.
Garang Dhel Ayuel from NBG STATE.
DeltaBravo
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To Khartoum92
You need tro remove the log in your own eyes before you want to remove the log insomebody else’s eyes. the North is facing alot of problem more then we do. So please State away from our Country business and solve your own problem in the North. We about to change SouthSudan soon, So that some of you need to Zip their mouth of instigating the problem.
Catch 22
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The problem with pastoralist (cattle keepers) in south Sudan especially the men are that they are a bunch of horny guys and in the villages compounded by idleness makes an explosive recipe for chaos. So what if the other guys did not want to pay dowry, perhaps he is broke for now. Surely, with these lot among peaceful community, can anyone blame the Madis who just yesterday were demanding the idle IDPs to go home? They have seen such scenes played over and over and are fed up.
DeltaBravo
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correction i mean why they dnt behave perfessionally like DINKA of NORTHERN BHAR AL GHAZAL?
Agitdit Akol
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What happened to Warrap community of Tonj East county? Why they do killed each other while they getting since than of the common enemy we have in the Republic of Southern Sudan.
AS the South-North border still on as big question let those who want to kill can wait to kill or could be kill for benefit of the Southerness.Those who wanted to raid cattle can raid our common enemy have cattle.
Thanks,
By: Agitdit Akol
akot
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you are right, Deltabravo. we lost many people in the war and we are still losing them now.i think Dinkas would be nothing in that way, we are killing ourselves and our enemies will come to finish the rest.we are going to lost and our enemies will win. GOSS should do some thing to stop people not to kill each other. i mean, the leaders should pay particular attantion to Tonj, Jongeli and Rumbek,because when you clean your house, you must concentrate on the dirty part, before u clean the whole house, so Tonj, Jonglei and Rumbek, must be clean like other states in South Sudan.Goss should get ride of criminals there. it is still a new dawn for them, it was like this before in Aweil, but at the end we discovered that, it is not good to kill your brothers.because u may need them at certain time, and u cannot get them back from graveyard. .
akot
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as the the citizens of Aweil our enemies are those who are against South Sudan.
thank u for your compliment mr Delabravo.
Deng Gau
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Dear Liberal,
I agree with you Mr. Dukdal is a semi-literate person, he took a side simply because he is still at village level.
From his name Dukdal in Dinka means don’t laugh, so mr. Don’t laugh automatically all readers have measured your standard of education.
It pains me when i hear the Death of of any single person in south sudan- because for me it is a lost to our Nation lost of manpower, Dukdal doesn’t know that.
You said Aweil are fools, i am from Aweil but i will not answer you on that insult, the history will answer that.
Dukdal i advise you: Go back to school complete at least secondary, because members of this web site have a broader mind than you have man.
Thanks.
Deng Gau
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Dukdal,
Lakes State are great people But some one who called himsef Dukdal is the only behave in a way that shows he is not only uneducated but Non civilised, for me people of Lakes State Warap State and all ten states are my brothers in one Nation called South Sudan.
May somebody help to tell this man we called semi-literate man Dukdal to say with us the words: we are South Sudanese.
I respect all people of Lakes State except Dukdal.
Liberal
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Nhomlawda and Deng Gau,
Thank you for great appreciation. I wish Dukdal will understand what its mean to be an intellectual. Education is power and everyone must have it to be articulate, constructive, analylistcal and many more. Education is a vital factor in human life and it cannot be narrowed down to writing only it involves many things. am so sorry if i might have offended dukdal in either way but i thought that is a good way of advise.
Liberal
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Dear brother Bol Akoch,
I am not talking on assumption brother. these are the mere realities that anyone from Warrap state who is well informed about civilian activities and government must know. Tonj East is a volatile county with good number of population. Which government you talking about that can care for the people of Tonj East peacefully? Is it not the same government that sent soldiers of Division 5 commanded by Deng Wol to Tonj East and later on killed 15 people in fire squad last year march 2010?
Am truly sorry for the people of Tonj East whose primitive mentality is based on cows and girls. there are 3 legislation 1 National Interim Constitution, 2 State constitution and Customary law but nobody to enforce law and that’s why there are a lot of problems all over the South.
Cadaai ?o?
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Historian and identity advocacy for truth view: Dinka of Warrap state are become victim like Dinka Twic East when Dr. John Garang was a leader of the SPLM/A for 22 years. Dinka Twic East & Dinka Twic East are become victim of some kind of leadership hatreds. Because they have been the center of freedom leaders like: late John Garang, late Kerubino Kuanyin, late William Nyuon (Mother from Dinka Twic East), Kiir Mayardit now, and Late Arok Thon Arok, etc.
Twic Dinka in both sides of the River Nile, you need to wakeup for your own self protections, etc.
Cadaai ?o?
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Historian and identity advocacy for truth view: Dinka of Warrap state are become victim like Dinka Twic East when Dr. John Garang was a leader of the SPLM/A for 22 years. Dinka Twic East & Dinka Twic East are become victim of some kind of leadership hatreds. Because they have been the center of freedom leaders like: late John Garang, late Kerubino Kuanyin, late William Nyuon (Mother from Dinka Twic East), Kiir Mayardit now, and Late Arok Thon Arok, etc.
Twic Dinka in both sides of the River Nile, you need to wakeup for your own self protections, etc.
Cadaai ?o?
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Historian and identity advocacy for truth view: Dinka of Warrap state are become victim like Dinka Twic East when Dr. John Garang was a leader of the SPLM/A for 22 years. Dinka Twic East & Dinka Twic East are become victim of some kind of leadership hatreds. Because they have been the center of freedom leaders like: late John Garang, late Kerubino Kuanyin, late William Nyuon (Mother from Dinka Twic East), Kiir Mayardit now, and Late Arok Thon Arok, etc.
Twic Dinka in both sides of the River Nile, you need to wakeup for your own self protections, etc.
Cadaai ?o?
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Historian and identity advocacy for truth view: Dinka of Warrap state are become victim like Dinka Twic East when Dr. John Garang was a leader of the SPLM/A for 22 years. Dinka Twic East & Dinka Twic East are become victim of some kind of leadership hatreds. Because they have been the center of freedom leaders like: late John Garang, late Kerubino Kuanyin, late William Nyuon (Mother from Dinka Twic East), Kiir Mayardit now, and Late Arok Thon Arok, etc.
Twic Dinka in both sides of the River Nile, you need to wakeup for your own self protections, etc.
Cadaai ?o?
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Nhomlawda:
Historian and identity advocacy for truth: Please you need to learn identities or sub-tribes and/or history of Dinka. However, I know your cause why you always mention Dinka Bor and left behind Dinka Twic East and Dinka Duk. Because you try to promote your tribe as the main branch in Dinka the rests are sub-tribes in Dinka. Let me tell you this, it will not happen as long as people like me who is Historian still around. Particularly, if you want to be leader or politician in future. This is your teaching message about Dinka tribe branches:
Northeastern Dinka are: Paweny, Luach, Thoi, Rut, Lual Yak, Ageer, Nyiel and Dongjol (These tribes are sometimes being grouped into two Padang & Abiliang.
Northwestern Dinka are: Panaruu, Alor, Abyei.
Southeastern Dinka are: Dinka Bor, Dinka Twic/Tuic (East) because this tribe has her own twin so call Dinka Twic/Tuic (West) or Twic Mayardi, Dinka Duk (Nyarweng, Hol, etc).
Central or South Central Dinka are: Dinka Aliab, Dinka Kiec/Ciec, Dinka Gok, Dinka Agar, Dinka Atuot, etc.
Southwestern or Western Dinka are: Dinka Malual, Dinka Ruweng, Dinka Rek, Dinka Twic/Tuic (West) or Twic Mayardit, etc.
Nhomlawda
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Self protection from who? sick child, you need to use your head other than just repeating the same thing over and over again. We know you are Twic advocate, so what next can you offer to discussion forum.
Wasting time without contribution.
Nhomlawda
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Cadaai?o?
You are suffering from mental problem. Your MPs are calling themselves Bor, Your brothers all over the world are calling themselves Bor, and your mother at home is calling herself Bor.
Who will listen to you, traumatize child?
Dukdal
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Dear Mr. Liberal,
I very well appreicate your comments with other brothers of yours. Kindly be informed that the knowledge I have acquired, is more than what some of you have. I went to a very good schools and I have learnt a lot and very well understood the well being of humanity and so, I am absolutely not celebrating the death of innocent women of warrap State, I am precisely telling those who have been chanting names of Lakes that incidents do happens anywhere, anytime but they won’t listen. So I just want them to sing again and again.
Ayuen deng
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Cows are our blessing from God not acurse that should take lives every time in Waarap,jonglei,lake state and unity state.I think Government should stop this.