{"id":23311,"date":"2022-08-24T17:12:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/church-calls-on-govt-to-restore-security-in-upper-nile-state"},"modified":"2022-08-24T17:36:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:36:20","slug":"church-calls-on-govt-to-restore-security-in-upper-nile-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/church-calls-on-govt-to-restore-security-in-upper-nile-state","title":{"rendered":"Church calls on govt to restore security in Upper Nile State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Religious leaders in Upper Nile State are calling on the government to strengthen the rule of law to encourage the resettlement of displaced persons.<\/p>\n

The appeal by the church leaders followed a five-day conference in Kodok town of Fashoda County. The event aims at promoting peace and development in the war-ravaged region.<\/p>\n

It also intended to encourage peaceful resolutions on intra-communal conflict between the Collo community and their neighbors.<\/p>\n

In a joint press statement, the church leaders condemned the targeted killings in Malakal town, and called on the state government and county commissioners to create and form community policing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, the conferees in Fashoda Ecumenical Conference in Kodok town regret the tragic and violent death of Mr. John Okuny Yor , Director General of ministry of Housing, Land and Public Utilities of Upper Nile State,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n

Last week, a senior state official was shot dead by unidentified gunman in the capital Malakal, one of the many incidents of targeted killings in recent years.<\/p>\n

John Okony Yor, the Director General of Upper Nile State Ministry of Housing, Land and Public Utilities, was killed by a gunman who then escaped after committing the crime last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The state police commissioner, Major General Chol Atem told Eye Radio, Okony was fatally shot at his home in Malakal town at 8 PM.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe condemn and reject energetically such unlawful act and call upon the concerned authorities to get the criminals and bring them to justice,\u201d said the statement.<\/p>\n

The faith-based groups also condemned \u201cand reject the on-going unnecessary war\u201d in Tonga, and called upon the warring parties to ceasefire in conformity with the revitalized agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are calling on the IGAD, AU, UN and Troika countries, to exert pressure on the government and opposition groups to bring peace and stability in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

They further appealed for mobilization of resources to implement developmental projects including agricultural activities in the area.<\/p>\n

This is in addition to the need to evacuate individuals occupying IDPs houses to ensure their return, as well as appeal for humanitarian organizations to provide homeless returnees with shelters and other basic services.<\/p>\n

More than 17,000 internally displaced persons, displaced by the seven-year civil war, are still sheltering inside Malakal camps.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Religious leaders in Upper Nile State are calling on the government to strengthen the rule of law to encourage the resettlement of displaced persons. The appeal by the church leaders followed a five-day conference in Kodok town of Fashoda County. The event aims at promoting peace and development in the war-ravaged region. 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