Calm returns to Western Lakes state: minister
June 15, 2016 (RUMBEK) – Authorities in South Sudan’s Western Lakes state say calm has improved to the region.
Makuer said the recent suspected revenge killing was the only insecurity incident recorded and security agents were instructed to bring the suspected person to face justice.
“The only incident happened on Sunday whereby police officer, Deng Mangar Gurke was killed. I had to search all options to bring the murderer to face justice and all security agents are doing their work to bring that suspected person who killed policeman Deng Mangar Gurke,” he said.
The local government minister, however, congratulated the Western Lakes population for working toward restoring calm.
Meanwhile schools in Wulu county, located south of the Western Lakes capital, Rumbek have finally been reopened.
Inter-communal clashes had forced Rumbek East county residents to flee into Wulu county, occupying the school.
But minister Makuer disclosed that those who fled during inter-communal to Wulu returned to their homes of origin.
The county education director, William Koji, said the school premises sheltered the displaced from Rumbek East county.
He equally admitted that a large number of those displaced started returning to their homes after a peace agreement was signed to bring the communities together.
Earlier this year, however, communities in Rumbek East agreed to peacefully end their deadly conflicts over cattle raids and bride wealth and agreed they would live together.
(ST)