Warrap Governor forms committee to investigate death of Abyei Deputy Chief

The Governor of Warrap State,Kuol Muor Muor has formed a five member fact- finding committee to investigate the recent death of Noon Deng Nyok, the Deputy Chief Administrator of Abyei Administrative Area,

Deng was killed in an ambush on December 31 alongside five of his colleagues allegedly by armed youth from Twic community of Warrap state. The incident occurred  at Wun-peth, near Agok.

“The committee shall report the fact findings and recommendation to the office of the governor within one week time frame,” said Muor in a gubernatorial decree seen by The Dawn yesterday.

The five member committee includes Makur Dhuol Ajook the chairperson, Mayik Agoth a member, Molana Andriano Anyuon a member and representatives of the national security service and police criminal investigation department.

 “The governor has formed a five-member committee to investigation the allegation labeled against Gelweng of Twic County that they have assassinated the deputy chief administrator,  Noon Deng Nyok and therefore, we have to investigate as Warrap State government and then those findings will be made public in one week time because we are also concerned about the death of the deputy chief administrator,” said William Wol Mayom, the Warrap State minister of information and communication

Mayom said that the committee will only carry their investigations within the jurisdiction of Warrap State, particularly Twic County who are being accused by Abyei Administrative Area of being the suspects in the killings.

 The Commissioner of Twic County in Warrap State, Simon Aguek Chan in a statement denied the involvement of Twic Titweng armed youth in the killing of the Deputy Chief Administrator of Abyei Administrative Area.

He said that   Twic  Titweng armed youth did not take part in the killing.

Chan alleged that the killers are Nuer armed militants hired by the Abyei Special Administrative Area to fight the Twic community.

On Monday, local authorities in Abyei Administrative Area called on the national government to investigate the killing of the Deputy Chief Administrator of Abyei.

Bulis Koch Aguar, Minister of Information in Abyei Administrative Area denounced the killing of the Deputy Chief Administrator and five of his colleagues.

“The government of Abyei Special Administrative Area condemns in the strongest terms possible the barbaric killing and targeting of government officials by tribal militias and calls upon the national government and all the security organs to immediately investigate this crime and bring perpetrators into book,” said Koch.

The Embassies of Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States have also condemned the latest incident in the Abyei Administrative Area.

 “The use of violence as a tool for political or economic competition perpetuates a dangerous cycle and must be universally rejected by all South Sudanese leaders.  This attack and all other incidents of violence should be investigated, and perpetrators held accountable” said a joint statement issued by the Troika countries.