W. Bahr el Ghazal Security forces claim arresting rebel member

November 27, 2015 (WAU) – A joint security forces deployed last week in Bagari Jedid, Jebel Kheer and Bazia jedid in Wau town, South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state have claimed to have arrested a 20-year old man who confessed that he was a rebel.

According to the suspect, he confessed that he was kidnapped last month by the rebels while cutting woods in the forest and was held in the rebels’ camp in Namatina Wau county forest for military training.
Mungu said there were over 2,600 rebel fighters undergoing training in Wau county, adding that the Sudanese army was supplying them with weapons and ammunitions dropped from planes.

He said his return was a escape from the rebels and had no intention to cause harm in Wau town or to return to the rebel camps in the state.
Elia Kamilo Dimo, Wau town mayor; also told the press that there were still rebels abducting people at night in Wau town.

“This is a member of the rebels who are disturbing and creating insecurity in Wau town but now our forces in Bagari Jedid have arrested [him] yesterday entering his house at night and in his hand are some items that they are looted from the hands of people along Boo and Bazia,” he said.

He said the arrest of the rebel member was confirming that the anti-government members were responsible for causing insecurity in the town.

(ST)