South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"

By Benjamin Takpiny
The South Sudan National Police Service announced on Monday the lifting of the Dusk to Dawn curfew, which was recently imposed to curb riots in the aftermath of the killings of South Sudanese in Sudan.
Col. John Kassara Koang Nhial, spokesperson of the South Sudan National Police Service, said the curfew was lifted by the Inspector General of Police, Gen. Abraham Manyuat Peter following the restoration of calm across the country.
“This is to inform the public that the curfew declared on January 17, by the Inspector General of Police is lifted,” Nhial told The Dawn in Juba.
“The reason why the curfew was lifted is because the security status has improved and the angry demonstrators, who were actually trying to make some violence also got calm and each and every one went back home,” he added.
The curfew came into force on January 17, 2025 following two days of night riots in the capital.
Nhial noted that the majority of Sudanese nationals who had sought safety at the various police premises have since returned to homes due to the general security improvement.
The riots which erupted on Jan.16, in the wake of the killings of South Sudanese nationals in Wad Medani, Al Jazirah State in Sudan left about 18 people killed including 16 Sudanese nationals.
The violence that also led to the looting and vandalizing of Sudanese-owned shops initially broke out after video clips circulated on social media platforms depicting Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers on Jan.11 executing unarmed civilians, including South Sudanese nationals, in Wad Medani.
Police confirmed that similar attacks on Sudanese nationals were also reported in Aweil town, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, and Warrap State.
The killings happened after the Sudan Armed Forces had recaptured Wad Medani from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).