Five Armed Intelligence Officers Abduct Two South Sudanese Nationals From Uganda.

Five Armed Intelligence Officers Abduct Two South Sudanese Nationals From Uganda.

By Robert Ariaka

Moyo April 5, 2017

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Five Suspected South Sudanese intelligence officers on Tuesday evening abducted two South Sudanese nationals in Uganda and crossed with them to South Sudan.

The said South Sudanese nationals had taken refuge in Afoji border in Moyo Sub County on Ugandan side from where they were abducted by the five suspected intelligence officers who were armed under unclear circumstances.

The Oraba Border Post and Yei which have been deserted following Rebel attacks. Photo By Robert Ariaka.

SSP Michael Nampakfu, the Regional Police Commander North West Nile region confirmed the abduction on Wednesday and said the officers sneaked and abducted the two South Sudanese Nationals for reasons known to them and crossed with them to South Sudan.

He said the police was informed by the locals when they had completed their mission and crossed back to South Sudan. “We tried to follow them only to find they had crossed, but as police we liaised with the army and deployed at Afoji and other porous routes which are near the border” SSP Nampakfu said.

SSP Nampakfu said police enhanced deployment and restored calm. He says the region on daily basis receives refugees from South Sudan with many who cross via porous borders without using the official border routes.

We have also had cases where the refugees cross to Uganda with firearms and as police we usually disarm them before taking them to the camps. He observed that, some South Sudanese nationals have two homes both in their country and in Uganda which makes it hard to screen those who come to live with their relatives.

According to SSP Nampakfu, police together with the local leaders have joined in community policing to sensitize the refugees to stop crossing with firearms. He adds that, the locals are told to be vigilant and report cases of those armed immediately.

Meanwhile SSP Nampakfu said recently 14 South Sudanese were taken to court for murder case. They had ganged and murdered a South Sudanese nationals allegedly accused of practicing witchcraft.

He says several other South Sudanese nationals have been arrested over different crimes ranging from defilement, rape, domestic violence, fighting in the camps they commit in the camps.

He says much as the number of the refugees in the camps overwhelms that of the police manning security in the camps, they are trying their best to control the situation.

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