Defiant Criminals Will be Shot: Minister
South Sudan’s Interior Ministry has ordered the shooting of criminals resisting arrest in the country’s capital Juba. 13 April 2012 South Sudan’s Interior Minister Alison Manani Magaya (right). [©Gurtong] By Lopu Moses and James Deng Dimo JUBA, 13 April 2012 [Gurtong] – The Interior Minister Alison Manani Magaya told the media that his ministry will intensify night patrols in a bid to rid the city of crime. The Minister affirmed that his ministry will target armed criminals who have wreaked havoc in most parts of Juba and its environs. “We have resolved to shoot criminal gangs who resist arrest by the police. However, if they surrender with their guns, we will only arrest them and not harm them in any way”, he said. He at the same time, admitted that there have been serious security issues in Juba, but attributed it to “people with political motives to disorganise his ministry’s work”. Magaya also admitted that his ministry was facing numerous challenges, citing logistics and sour relationships between the police and the citizens. “We have to admit that there are problems. When we came to office last year, we found that there was need for training of the law enforcers as well as improvement of infrastructure”, he said. The minister attributed the deteriorating security in Juba to the influx of foreigners from all parts of the world. “My ministry is also putting measures to ensure that only foreigners with proper documents enter the country”, said Magaya. Meanwhile, a policeman killed himself after shooting two people dead in the Western Bahr el Ghazal State capital Wau. The police officer took his life after shooting his mother-in-law and his teenager in-law in New Site area on Monday night. The State Police Commissioner Abraham Manyuat told the press in Wau that investigations are under way. According to eye wittedness, a child narrowly escaped the policeman’s wrath. Another police officer also shot his senior at the Wau Police Headquarters. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
