South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
The rising number of people abducted in Central Equatoria State especially in Yei River County and other places is at an alarming rate.
Both the Central Equatoria State and the national government need to work jointly to investigate and find the culprits behind this crime.
On September 5, 2024, John Kenyi Santino who works as the monitoring and evaluation officer for Rural Women for Development and his colleague, Mandela Stephen who is the extension worker of the same organization were abducted in Logo area along Yei -Maridi road.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in August blamed the hold-out opposition National Salvation Front for the abductions in Yei River County.
UNMISS revealed that they registered in July 2024 some 12 cases of abductions, affecting 134 individuals including six children in Yei River, Morobo and Lainya counties of Central Equatoria State.
The abductions demonstrate the failure of the State to protect citizens and their property, which is a slap in the face of President Salva Kiir’s administration.
The center seems to be not holding firm, and if the abductions continue unabated, then a state of anarchy looms ahead.
