Akobo County, Commissioner's Office

Akobo County, update of Cattle Raid by Murle Youth in Walgak yesterday Monday 9th Dec 2024.
Akobo West Youth recovered all the cattle raided in Luony Payam, Walgak Sub county of Akobo County yesterday 9th Dec 2024 by Murle Armed Youth from Greater Pibor Administrative Area.
The criminals were chased in disarray into the Kerial forest by Mighty Akobo West Youth.

We called on the Great Pibor Administrative Area authorities to redouble their work to control their youth who are trying to spoil a good relationship between Lou Nuer and Murle communities.
Press Unit
Akobo County

Akobo commissioner denies rejecting NGOs amid protests - Radio Tamazuj Puok Nyang Tutjiek, the Commissioner of Akobo County in Jonglei State, has strongly rejected claims

Strongly Condemned Abduction of 3 girls in Akobo County Today by Murle Militia from Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA)

19 October 2024, at least 3 girls were abducted between Walgak and Lankien today this morning in serious violation of the Pre-Inter-Communal Governmental Structure meeting last month in September in Juba.

Murle Militia Men from Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) surprisingly abducted 3 girls from Walgak in Akobo County this morning Saturday 19th October 2024 in another serious violation of Pre-Inter-Communal Governmental Structure (ICGS) meeting in Juba and Pieri agreement with the names of abducteees as follows
1. Nyaduoth Piny Rom
2. Nyaluak Tongker Koda
3. Nyapan Reath Duoth.

In separate note, another 3 girls were abducted in Akobo West between Buong Payam and Ulang County in Upper Nile with their names as follows.
1. Nyawal Ruach Tut Reath- 16 Years
2. Nyaduel Ruach Tut Reath- 14 Years
3. Nyahale Yoach Reath- 20 Years

In April 2024 in Akobo County, 3 Children were abducted in Akobo County and they are now with the abductor called William Gogol in Lilbok in Likuangole County
1. Kim Nyang Kim- 8 Years
2. Tut Kuajien G*i- 10 Years
3. Pal Jok Chan- 10 Years

In Nyirol, 12 children were abducted for the last0pp 3 months with their details as hereunder.
1. Nyawany Latjor Jok 8 Years
2. Nyajany Latjor Jok Years
3. Nyadieng Chamkuan 20 Years
4. Kid with name not known
5. Makuey Gatluak Char 9 Years
6. Nyakhor Gatluak Char 5 years
7. Nyalony Gatluak Maluth 10 years
8. Nyabol Gatluak Maluth 7 Years
9. Maluth Gatluak Maluth 3Years
10. Nyahoth Koang Khor 11 Years.Nyirol
11. Biel Kuol Ngew, 8 Years
12. Nyakuon Bang Gile 22 Years

I strongly condemned these unstoppable abductions of Lou Nuer innocent children and women by Murle Criminals, therefore, I call on Greater Pibor Administrative Area to urgently identify these children, collect them, bring them back to their rightful parents and arrest the abductors..

NB I am very much concerned that if nothing is urgently done to this series of abductions, then, the peace that we all built for years will be in limbo.

Regards

Akobo 22 July 2024
Letter Condemnation on series of Incidences in Akobo County including the killing of 5 students between Kankan and Gangrial road in Ethiopia Border

Yesterday, 21st July 2024, Five University Students coming to Akobo County for vacation including two students from Wanding Payam of Nasir County were killed by suspected Anyuak hoodlums in Kankan-Gangrial Wareda in Ethiopia territory. With current unavailability of transport means in Matar, the students decided to reach homeby all means after schools break, they moved footing before this tragic incident happened.
This is not the first time Lou Nuer Students were targeted on the road from schools, in this July 2022, eleven students were killed in Puotpuotni by Murle Youth that led to the revenge on Greater Pibor Administrative Area in March 2023, these kind of incidents that target students coming for vacation should stop as we are fighting to stop negative war among our communities.

In another incident, Today, 22 July 2024, we surprised with the sound of gunshots at the Akobo Market that left one person dead and 5 others wounded. The incident happened when Cietot brought a patient to Akobo Hospital, before reaching the hospital they were stop by Security force because CieMajok who had prolonged conflict with Cietot were presumed to be sitting at hospital vicinity, Cietot accepted to go back to their village in Mer, as they were returning, they refused to used safest road, intentionally opened fired at the market, killed one person and wounded five others. However, the security force responded by dispersing the conflicting sides.

I would like to ask neighboring community like Anyuak to differentiate refugees and the host community, the indiscriminate killing of refugee and students is unaccepted, South Sudanese are there as refugee, they should be given safest passage as they are not involved in internal conflict among the Ethiopia ethnic groups.
I condemned the two incidents in Strongest term possible
Please accept my sincere condolence as we share sorrow and pain for the untimely death of our students and the family of Nyuon Tot,
God gives and God takes, may the Lord Almighty take their souls in eternal life.

Puok Nyang Tutjiek
Commissioner
Akobo County