Greater Gokrial students optimistic of ending Warrap conflict

May 28, 2015 (KAMPALA) – South Sudanese students from Greater Gokrial in Warrap state have discussed ways of ending three month of deadly conflicts between Gokrial west and Gokrial East counties.

The students, meeting in the Uganda capital, Kampala appealed to the two warring side in Warrap to immediately end their feud, embrace peace and reconciliation.

Paul Duwar Bak, the legal adviser for Greater Gokrial, said on Thursday that the students agreed to send representatives to the conflict-affected areas of Warrap state.

He said students were unhappy about ongoing killings among the youth in Warrap.

“Nevertheless, students condemned in the strongest term possible the ongoing inter-communal fights between the Apuk and Aguok clans,” said Bak.

In 2007, Warrap youth brokered a peace deal between the two area communities, but the accord collapse after last year’s conflicts.

A resolution passed at the Gokrial youth gathering tasked students from Apuk and Aguok clans to join hands and ensure peace prevailed. This resolution came after a peace mobilisation team from the Greater Gokrial community converged in Kampala.

(ST)