Wau, South Sudan,
Latest reports from Wau, Western Bhar el Ghazal, confirmed that at least three civil society activists have been detained in Western Bahr El-Ghazal capital by security operatives.
The three journalists were identified as Jal Atem Moses, Peter Rizik, and Mustafa Juma working with the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) organization.
According to the information received by Nyamilepedia, Maj. Gen. Samuel Ajuang Chwar, the state police commissioner confirmed while addressing the conference at police headquarter in Wau that three activists were arrested for allegedly assembling civilians and distributing T-shirts to them in order to take it to the streets in the state.
“The gathering that happened earlier is a threat to the civilians. When we asked them they said they don’t know anything yet they were distributing T-shirts and there was evidence that these people are part of the demonstrations. We have arrested them,” Police Commisioner Samuel quoted to have said from source confirmed by Radio Tamazuj.
According to the reports, Maj. Samuel also harassed media houses ordering them not to speak about the matter and cautioned citizens against supporting the People’s Coalition for Civil Action (PCCA) that organized the failed protests that were aimed for Monday, 30, August 2021.
“We in Western Bahr el Ghazal, we are warning the citizens to stay away, among us are some criminals that will drag them into problems. The national government is being presented by all parties, what do they want?” Samuel asked. “Anybody who comes out from today on 27 till the date which we know as security, it means they are planning to do something and we as security are ready.”
Three days ago, Radio Jonglei was shutdown and three journalists including Editor-in-chief Deng Gai Deng were taken under detention in Bor town but the reason as to why they were detained remains unclear so far.
