27 People Killed and 4 others Wounded in Abyei Attacks by Misseriya Armed Men

USPA NEWS - Updates: 27 People Killed and 4 others Wounded in Abyei Attacks by Misseriya Armed Men

The spokesperson of the Government of Abyei Administrative Area (AAA) said 27 people have been killed and 4 others wounded this evening on Sunday 6th March 2022 in Abyei Administrative Area.

AAA's Spokesperson, Ajak Deng Miyan said in the statement the attack was carried out by a huge number of Misseriya Militias and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in two directions in Mading-thon and Kol-bol areas in the Western part of Abyei Town. He added that the attackers have been repulsed.

The authorities calls upon United Nations Interim Security for Abyei (UNISFA) to lift upto its mandate to protect Abyei Civilians.

A local official on the ground earlier told media that UNISFA has refused to open its gate to fleeing civilians seeking refuge claiming that the mission is seeking for the approval from its Headquarters in New York to allow them into its compound.

It has been almost one month of Coordinated attacks on the Ngok people In Abyei by Twic in the South and Misseriya in the North. People continue to die, women and children continue to be displaced.
Sons of daughters of Abyei fought for this land South Sudan, today like many other communities they are told “you are not South Sudanese”.

Today their fellows collaborate with Arabs to chase them out of their own lands. For those who believe they are more South Sudanese than others, do you truly believe can wipe out all these communities from different parts of the country? Do you truly believe by forcing communities into displacement and refuge you become strong, or does this weaken you before your adversaries? If this land cannot take us all, it can’t take only you. There is a justice that baffles the human understanding. A reliable source has independently verified and confirmed that the UNISFA has not yet open its gate. Below is the press statement from AAA's Spokesperson Ajak Deng Miyan Explained by Andres Gach Gatluak, Commissioner of International Human Rights Commission in South Sudan