Yambio County commissioner Hussein Ibrahim Enoka has been dismissed from office. Continue reading “Yambio County Commissioner sacked”

The mayor of Yambio municipality is appealing to the SPLM in Opposition to stop arrow boys from attacking towns in the area.

‘The Arrow Boys’ is a group of vigilante youth initially mobilized by the then, Western Equatoria government to defend the community against attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Movement rebel group.

Recently the group said they are loyal to the opposition led by the first vice president, Dr Riek Machar.

Yambio Mayor Daniel Badagbu says the vigilante group is now running some payams in the area whereby they attack civilians and loot property, especially in Li-rangu payam and parts of Ezo County.

“What is the position of Dr Riek Machar on this one, we are very eager to know? For example, li-rangu is under them now and they are the ones now there, people are running away,” he inquired.

“He is already the vice president now what advice is he giving them?”
The SPLM in opposition is yet to comment on the matter.

A peace deal monitoring committee has been formed in Yambio as required by the agreement between an armed group and the government in the area. Continue reading “Peace monitoring committee formed in Yambio”

A court in Maridi State has sentenced five poachers to six months in prison for killing wild animals without permission. Continue reading “Maridi court convicts men of poaching”

Soldiers loyal to the leader of a local armed group, Wisley Welebe are collecting money from civilians returning to their homes, the Minister of Information in Amadi State has told Eye Radio. Continue reading “Rebels ‘tax’ travelers on Maridi-Yei road”

A civil society group in Yambio has called for investigation into the death of a teacher and two other civilians, whose bodies were found last week in a farm and by a roadside.

In a statement, Human Right s Forum says the body of teacher Mathew Jacob was found at a cassava plantation, with the hand tied at the back.

The bodies of two other civilians were found along the road between Mombai and Zibiri on the way to Yambio town.

“We call upon the government, rebel groups and other regional bodies to consider the conflict in Western Equatoria State as serious and a terrible situation to citizens,” Bashir Ahmed,  chairperson of the group.

Officials say the areas where the bodies were found are under control of local armed groups.

The governor of Amadi state says his government is investigating reports that people are starving to death in Mundri. Continue reading “Amadi gov’t probes starvation cases in Mundri”

The Governor of Amadi State has ordered members of his state parliament who were in the former Western Equatoria State assembly to immediately report to Mundri town.

Continue reading “Amadi State governor summons parliamentarians”

A journalist who was arrested last week in Yambio has been released from detention. Continue reading “Journalist released after three days detention in Yambio”