Day: March 1, 2023

A middle-aged man was arrested by authorities in Rumbek East County of Lakes State for allegedly sodomizing two boys aged 12 and 9 early on Monday morning.

Lakes State acting police spokesperson, Moses Machuoc Bol, told Radio Tamazuj on Monday that the suspect, 35-year-old Maror Keroor Muorater commited the crimes at the Adol village.

“The suspect ordered two boys at gunpoint and brought them to a place called Adol village and then he started raping them.,” he said. “Now the suspect has been arrested by the police in Rumbek East County military barracks with his rifle and the investigation is continuing there.”

Machuol claimed that the two boys were taken to a health facility for medical attention.

Source: Radio Tamazuj

The Governor of South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore is calling on the displaced members of Magwi county in refugee camps in Uganda to return home and rebuild their lives.

Governor Lobong made the call during a visit to Nimule where he and some ministers accompanied the family of South Sudan’s veteran politician Gen. Joseph Lagu’s family, over the weekend to celebrate the life and achievements of Lagu in his hometown.

Addressing a mammoth crowd who attended the ceremony, Governor Lobong hailed Joseph Lagu for his exemplary service to the nation.

“For you, the community of Madi, those who are here and those who are in diaspora watching, the coming of retired Gen. Joseph Lagu’s home is a challenge, particularly those who are outside South Sudan who continue to spread messages of fear in social media. Can you imagine if an old man comes home what about you? Lagu said he was coming home to retire, what about you in the diaspora? Lobongquestioned.

“I told you that you are in a very beautiful land, a very attractive location geographically attracting so many people. What do you think will happen if some people come here and find an empty land? I understand some people are chasing you by using threats. They want to see you leave the land,” Lobong said. ” I am telling you if someone tells you they liberated this land by fighting for it, ask them what about Joseph Lagu, where was he?”

David Otto Remson, Magwi County Commissioner, explained that many parts of the greater Magwi County remain deserted despite ongoing infrastructural development.

“Please let us come back home,” he pleaded. “I have tried my best to renovate the health centers, and some of the schools but there are no people there now. This is a serious matter.”

Josephine Joseph Lagu, the daughter of the veteran leader and the Minister for Agriculture said the community should take on her father’s values of hard work and education for a prosperous future.

“The message the young people should take from my father Lagu is of how to achieve great things and contribute towards first, the independence of your country, establishing peace, and development, and my father was a man of education,” she said. “The second thing my father was concerned about is hard work.”

Source: Radio Tamazuj

Warrap State’s headquarters, Kuajok Municipal Council, has launched a clean-up campaign along the main roads, markets, and public institutions.

Aurora Nyaruon, the deputy town mayor for administration and finance, said that the campaign is to improve the health conditions of Kuajok residents.

“We are aware of the dirty environment and that is why our youth, women, church members, and students of first aid pour into the main roads, public institutions including the church to clean the environment because cleaning is very important for our citizens as it enhances good health,” she said.

Nyaruon added that she also plans to open roads within the town and neighborhoods.

“We tried also to open internal roads within blocks, in the main market and currently we are working in the church clearing bushes and cleaning the environment as we are waiting to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Kuajok Catholic Church,” she said.

She adds, “I would like to ask our citizens in Kuajok to cooperate with us when we come for cleaning or opening the roads in the blocks even if your house is in the middle of the road, just allow us to clear it off so that our town should look clean and that can help people to have access roads.”

Source: Radio Tamazuj