Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees

By Richard Ruati

October 7, 2009 (GANGURA) — Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers and Arrow boys have rescued 5 abductees, and killed three LRA bandits over the past seven days.


A young fighter of the Lord’s Resistance Army

The abductees arrived at Gangura payam, after four days of terrible experience in the jungle of northern Congo and south of Yambio County.

Speaking to the local radio station Yambio FM, Mr. Joseph Kabila (SPLA) revealed that, "some 15 persons were abducted, among them seven females and eight males at Gangura last week Thursday, subsequently only five have been rescued from the notorious rebels and eleven are still in the hands of LRA rebels."

Joyce Zapier known to be the wife of the Area chief said the LRA appearance took her by surprise while she was returning from the garden, finding that, her house was occupied by eight LRA fighters. She was apprehended and tied; they (LRA) forced to carry one sack of her own groundnuts and other food items in her back.

Joyce revealed that, "the LRA set them free before the security forces could rescue them as a good gesture that, “they are released to inform the rest of the civil population not to shout on them, adding that LRA encouraged them to cultivate hard and feed their children not to fear from LRA."

The five women released are identified as Joyce Zapiere, Bibian Poulino, Lucia, Foibe Roto, and Christina Ngabdurezere. LRA had told the ladies that, enduring suffering of WES people will come to an end, but did not indicate when that will happen.

The Commissioner of Ibba County in WES said last week that "the Arrow Boys had killed three of the LRA rebels who abducted two people in Ibba County were ambushed in Gbuo Boma by the vigilant boys under the command of Chief John Zacharia Nzari of Gbuo Boma."

The Uganda People’s Defense Force has been active within the Central African Republic with the permission of the government there. They have rescued a hundred abductees, most children and mostly from the Central African Republic. Some major breakthroughs have taken place besides the rescue of the abductees.

The Ugandan army said on September 14 that it had killed a notorious senior rebel commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) his name was Lt. Col. Santos Alit and he five others were killed 15km north-east of Obo in the Central African Republic.

This comes only two weeks after the army captured Maj. Okot Atiak, a feared senior rebel commander, believed to have led the massacre of 250 civilians at Atiak in Gulu district, Uganda in April 1995.

As the fear level rises of LRA rebels return, LRA of recent has tried to step up its activities in Western Equatoria State. Raids by the Ugandan rebels are becoming more frequent and are sending an alarm to the allied forces in the region.

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17 Forum messages

IT WASN’T SPLA SOLDIES WHO RESCUED THOES FIVE BOYS !! SEEM LIKE SALVA AND HIS TOOTHS LOSER PARTNER RIEK CALLED HERO’S OF E.Q.I.M SPLA SOLDIES HELL NO 8 October 2009 03:31, by Oduko

Let me tell you the informition is tatoly wrong that not the way it should be !! those five boy were stolen by LRA but EQuatoria independance movemen/army’s run after them and killed some of LRA how come Kiir and his money lover partner Riek run to madie and said it was SPLA soldiers who rescued the boys!? Equatoria got it own movemen,, SPLA is tatoly declear war against E.Q.I.M.

SPLM/A is made up of all south sudan people, It is the foundation of liberation movement in Sudan, Please do not make empty noise like a barrel!!! 8 October 2009 04:12, by Time1

Don’t be so an idiot Oduko

What Equatoria movement are you talking about, being from Equatoria , i would want to make it clear that all Equatorians are part and parcel of the liberation movement and fully united under our liberation movement of splm/a under the leadership of Salva kirr and this will not change, Most of the people making noise here are Arabs talking as southerners or just other people with no knowledge of sudan history but just want to be enemies of south sudan, south sudan will not be deter by traitors and criminals like you and your likes wether you are Arabs or the invisible hands that Wani igga said are supporting LRAa nd other militias. we will defeat the Arabs and defeat your likes. south sudan united under splm/a untill independent day. Some people think southerners are stupid and can be easily decieved through internet hate and fasle claims on the internet but you are all wrong. Example in Juba you find Nuer, Dinka Equatoria all living side by side, the cattle fighting is an isolated issue. As i am writtingnow i have two of my best friends here from Dinka and Nuer and we are always reading the rubbish on the internet together and make response together. so southerners do not fall for this invisible hate commmentators on this website who think they can fool everyone all the time.
IT WASN’T SPLA SOLDIES WHO RESCUED THOES FIVE BOYS !! SEEM LIKE SALVA AND HIS TOOTHS LOSER PARTNER RIEK CALLED HERO’S OF E.Q.I.M SPLA SOLDIES HELL NO 8 October 2009 13:45, by Lukudu

When we blame Kiir and his cabinet or top officials, we are blaming ourselves too. What do we think Kiir and Riek would do to stop all the bad things from happening without participation from the grass root people? Let us blame the subordinates, those who are given responsibilities to execute the government (SPLM) plans in running Bumas, Payams, counties and Provinces. The South Sudan government has a clear hierarchy of responsibilities but those responsible are not doing enough to maintain peace among the citizens of Southern Sudan. When civilians from Western Equatoria defended themselves from LRA and managed to rescue some of the abductees, it was a good attempt to show the government that they are able to provide security to the local people with or without support from the government of South Sudan. In the world of today we value participation in everything. This means we not only sit back while seeing bad things happening among us. I do agree that SPLM/A as a government should try to protect its citizens from armed people such as LRA.

Unless we give up hatred and tribalism among ourselves, no any change will happen regardless of how strong a particular leader will be. Everyone seem to blame LRA for looting raping and killing innocent people and forgetting the fact that we the Southern Sudanese are the LRA ourselves. We were born poor but now we need to get richer than rich people by looting, killing and selling children to other tribes. The long time ago slavery was not like it is today where children are being abducted and used to generate wealthy by selling them to those who do not want to have children of their own.

In my previous comments on tribalism, I wrote that local people especially leaders of the warring tribes should be given a chance to exercise their leadership skills and be guided by professional peace negotiators appointed by the Government of South Sudan from different tribes other than the warring tribes. Making a coalition of a team from many tribes to act as mediators will 100% be successful to bring about peace among and between warring tribes. If for example we say Mundari and Dinka Bor tribal conflict need to be resolved only by selecting top people from the two tribes to mediate, the chances of failure will be greater than when the GOSS involve other people from different tribes. The reason is that the mediators may side with their own people as they will be persuaded by the victims of conflict as being in a vulnerable situation that they are not able to defend themselves from the atrocities happening. There is on the other hand a need for clear border demarcation between Bumas, Payams and Counties because it will enable the people negotiating peace to judge who is to blame for any bad things that happen within a particular geographical location. Not only these but also the GOSS may need to critically study the major causes of conflict. For example, as the GOSS think the current problems resulting in internal conflicts in South Sudan are created and aided by the Khartoum government, local people should be questioned very well to disclose where they got the fire arms and ammunition. If evidences are found, then the allegations can be justified to the international community through media.

We in diaspora are united and we will remain one for ever as Southern Sudanese. Tribalism will make us lose everything from freedom, land, resources and our own selves. When SPLA was fighting in the bush, we were behind them and very proud of it, now that SPLA/M is trying to help its citizens from scratch, we push loads of blames against it. It is only a very short time since the signing of the CPA, why don’t we allow a bit of time to see if SPLA/M will fail or succeed?If it succeeded, we will all enjoy the fruits that it will harvest for everyone in Southern Sudan.

Fellow Southern Sudanese, let us consider Salva Kiir and Riek Machar as part of us and not part of the problems of Southern Sudan because together we will do everything good for everybody everywhere anytime within South Sudan. If we need any good things to happen, we should all join together and have an input in any solutions to problems solving. Can a car move without wheels or can wheels move without a force to roll them? Let us give support to Kiir and Riek to be able to move and bring change that we were dreaming and are still dreaming for.

Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 03:57, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy

I would appreciate my brave Equatorians for self determination of rescuing their fellow brothers from the hands of LRA, nothing has been done by the dinkas government toward the barbaric act of LRA in Equatoria, even the abducted people where not rescued by SPLA, it was Arrow boys who put their effort of chasing the LRA. Let’s be specific and straight to the point, using the name of poor dinkas government in positive means does not earn them any credit. As I said bloodshed is our symbol for braveness and we as united Equatorians must adopt it for life. The undercover secret of Kiir supplying his dinkas with arms in order to attack us like ladies is under investigation. People are been slaughter in Greater Equatorians but he (Kiir) was so silent like a demon in his heaven. The hell day for dinkas to run naked across South will take place one day. I don’t even expect any Goss of dinkas to show help for us Equatorians because bloodshed is the only way for us. If that crazy disarming in Juba was carrying on the country side I would recommend that the civilian should open fire to those dinkas criminal who are behind stealing wallets

Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 04:21, by Time1

What self determination, stop walking in line with this hate mongers and internet commantators who only think they can advance their devil agendad through the internet but are not seen ont he ground. you stupidity will only remain on the internet and die with you on the internet, you are just hate monger your heart is filled with hate and evil, you cannot reform, you have never made any positive contribution on this website but just promoting hate, do you think black people are too stupid to understand your tricks?
- Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 04:48, by longo pi
  
  This news is not true, Just to brainwashed people not to follow the deadly Dinka Bor Millitia in their destructions of 20 Equatorian Villages in Terekeka Gemeza. We will pay it back what ever it takes the time. Let Dinka KNOW THAT MONDARI WILL NOT BE LEFT ALONE.
  
  Pi
  - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 04:55, by Time1
    
    i am not Dinka and i do not believe what you are saying because it is full of nonsense and does not make sense, LRA is being helped by foreigners and also sometime by Arabs of north, it is not a GOSS problem but GOSS is doing it’s best to destroy this creators of LRA but now someone is trying to infect SPLA soldiers so they cannot fight this coward invadors. LRA has been trying to move around this same area where SPLA sldiers have been infected, whoever infected the SPLA has a direct or indirect connection with the LRA and also with some foreign non Arab groups i believe, Arabs are our enemies but we know them that is not the way they attack us not using dealy biological agents.It is somebody else this time but we still do not know who, they could be in our midst laughing and eating with us silently. This has nothing to do with Dinka/Equatoria/Nuer, this is a national emergency so stop trying to distract attention.
  - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 04:57, by Oduko
    
    Of cause this news is not true!! it just a deal made by salva and his wife Riek Machar, just to aviod Dinka fighting Mundari meanwhile his brainless Riek accepted and inplememted.
    - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 05:52, by Time1
      
      hahahaha what a stupid statement, what you just said does not even make sense, i suggest go spend time study english first my son then come so we can understand you.
- Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 05:53, by Mr Famous Big_Logic_Boy
  
  Timel
  
  You may thinkk that you can turn all the work of arrow boys into your fool governemtn but never at all. we are proud of our self determination and we must continue. What can jungles do to humna beings wise and intelligent like us? go aways your lost.
  - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 06:04, by Time1
    
    you really think you are wise by hiding and killing women and children? since when are evil and cowards coombined to make wisdom? you think you are intelligent when people take you as a friend and as a trusted partner, then you go behind their backs and kill them and plot evil things behind them, is that what you call intelligence? Logic boy trust me only a few people are falling for this lies and hatred you and your groups are trying to inflict in south sudan, your game is being uncovered day after day soon you will have no where to hide. keep spreading your lies and hatred that is what you were born to do, i am sure your mother is proud of you fromt he day you were delivered to be a lier and a hatred monger. keep on the good work my son. I am sure you are not even a southerner and not even African, you are probably an Arab or other foreigners who like to benefit from peoples blood. Now you have been exposed as a liar because before you said you were from toposa now you are claming to be an arrow boy from western equatoria, what a confuse intelligence.
  - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 12:11, by monjur maimaibor
    
    Logic boy ,
    
    You know what all Equatorian youth should be armed to teeth and drive away those Junglese Dinka with their LRA. I am very suspious that the LRA might have been armed by Dinka men to fight Uganda and Equatoria. Museveni has to watch these Dinka’s closely.
  - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 12:58, by Samuel-abujohn
    
    Mr.Logic-Boy. Oduko and many others.
    
    i would like to prehend this scope and advice all the writers on this web-site, specially Logic-boy, Oduko and many others. we must let remain bondage and be like a family unite. there is nothing we can get out of biting each other on his/her back. SPLM/A is a liberation movement that can be firm through our evolve suggestions. most of fame freedom fighters was been a martyr cause of a nation prosperity.
    
    The 2005 comprehensive peace agreement that has been cordial sign need to be monitor and a daily secured. there is no southern Sudan if there is no Dinka, Nuer, Equotoria, Abiye, Blue Nile, and many other majalising areas. the more we stand the divided we fall.
    
    Remember Arab need to embarrassed us and want to show the international community that the south is not able to govern themself, that why they planted that evil thing among ourselve. secondly we need to know the isue of Abiyee and the observation of referendum. i beg stop insulting each other, and let the international community know that we are unite, we can show a beautifull government. thank Khot majok tuil.
    - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 15:24, by Faroug M.
      
      According to the research conducted by us down here,the top ranking Sudanese traitors come from Equatorians,Nuers and Shilluk followed by Murle,Belanda,Taposa,and...............
      
      Please, be able to learn from the past.
    - Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 15:25, by Faroug M.
      
      Fuck Equatorians

Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 18:28, by Time1

Southerners and Sudanese in general

It cannot be NCP in supporting LRA and now involved in spreading the Ebola virus in south sudan, they NCP do not posses this virus, also they have not used Biological agent as weapon before, may be they had intentions to use Chemical one in the past, nothing can be ruled out, but i strongly believe that this Ebola virus is a results of a threat to south sudan from outside the sudan or EastAfrica region, the biggest suspect here is foreign groups hoping to increase pressure on GOSS by infecting the population to divert focus from their criminals activities near the Central Africa, Congo and Chad borders, they are dispersing the population in that Area to clear space for them to take the minerals like diamonds and uranium, they want to create an ideal situation were they can move freely without a challenge, they used LRA to clear the place but recetly SPLA and UPDF have been crashing the LRA so now they invisible foreign groups which i would like to called hired merceneries (probably from South Africa or Western country) might be behind this Ebola sudden spread in south sudan. (When UPDF, SPLA attacked LRA last time to capture Kony they found out that Kony got information about the attack and escaped, who gave him the information?)

Do you know about a Oil and Gas company now working in Uganda called Heritage Oil and Gas is owned by someone called Tony Buckingham , this man he is also a co-owner of a mercenery company called Executive outcomes or known as (EO) it has has work in Asia, Africa and South America. Most of it’s personnel are hired from South Africa former special forces commanders.

The EO was hired by the Sierra Leone government to crush people’s revolt, Heritage received much of the payment in the form of mining rights. also a British MP Sir David Steel is a co-director of Heritage as well as a close friend of Buckingham.

Heritage has been blindly given a big Oil and Gas drilling contract in Uganda and Congo but this two government seem to have no idea about the real activities of this dodgy companies run by merceneries under the cover of conventional mining companies, they also run many companies from farming, to forest protection, they also have charities and NGOs that work under their companies, so they are well organized and connected, if your do not investigate their background well you end up giving them all your life without knowing, They are believed to be the major force behind the LRA and other rebels in congo and Cenral Africal. ( They are the invisible hand Wanni Iggga was talking about), you cannot see them or know about their opperation because they pose are ordinary companies, in south sudan, it is believed they have entered as the SABMillers brewery, a new company that produce beer and other drinks, but they could be doing other activites int he background. This subject will be discussed more in southsudan.net.

That is why southerners should not only point fingers towards khartoum while the real enemy might be sleepy with you int he same bed and you do not know because he is smarter than you.

This people are well organized, have money and backing from top government officials in the western countries, they own many different companies through which they can promote their activities. I can assure you that many of their agents are allover this website now and probably posting comments under different names.

Security forces in W. Equatoria rescue five abductees 8 October 2009 18:54, by kingdom

This is the right duty the SPLA should be doing,protection of the civil populations from an external attack is their absolute national duty at all cost.