Yei, 09 March, 2023 / 8:50 pm (ACI Africa).
A Catholic Priest serving in South Sudan’s Yei Diocese has called on the government of the East-Central African nation to work towards ending “rampant killings” in the country amid recent reports of violent conflicts.
On March 4, five people were reportedly killed and nine others injured, after armed men attacked a local market in Lainya County of Central Equatoria State, an area covered by South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Yei, Eye Radio reported.
In his Sunday, March 5 homily, Fr. Emmanuel Lodongo Sebit condemned the killings and called on the government to bring the culprits to justice.
“The government needs to work hard to bring these killings to an end because our people cannot be killed and displaced all the time by people who came from somewhere,” Fr. Lodongo, the Chancellor of Yei Diocese, said.
He faulted the South Sudanese government for “keeping quiet” despite the fact that the crimes committed are in the public domain.
