Warrap Governor set to meet warring communities of Tonj East

By Simon Deng

The Governor of Warrap State Kuol Muor Muor is set to address on Friday the two warring communities of Luacjang and Akok at peace rally in a bid to resolve their long running conflict in Tonj East County.

William Wol Mayom, the Warrap State Minister of Information and Communication confirmed on Thursday that the peace rally is expected to find an amicable solution to the recurrent violent.

“We shall bring all the conflicting communities together at the county headquarters, Romic where his Excellency, Governor Kuol Muor Muor will address all the communities of Tonj East,” said Mayom in a statement.

Governor Muor on Tuesday dispatched a peace team led by Peter Matem Yak, the State Security Advisor to prepare the peace rally.

The peace delegation led by Matemleft for Romic and the delegation led by Madit Abhiik, the Minister of Peacebuilding headed to Ngapagok.

The cycle of revenge killings in Tonj East County has so far claimed 21 lives with majority being women and children.