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600 people accused of looting shops in Juba escape in massive prison break

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: January 22, 2025

Police spokesperson, Col Kassara Koang Nhial. (-)

The police spokesperson, Colonel John Kassara Koang Nhial, has reported that 600 prisoners broke out of the military detention facility in Giada, Juba on Wednesday at approximately 9:30 AM.

Among the escapees, 550 were civilians, and 50 were members of organized forces.

These prisoners were detained for allegedly robbing shops during the violent demonstrations in Juba, sparked by the killing of South Sudanese citizens allegedly by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Wad Al Madani city, Al Jazira State.

“Some prisoners who robbed shops during the violence demonstration in Juba as a result of the massacre of South Sudanese by the Sudanese Armed Forces…, broke out from the Military detention facility in Giada this morning,” Kassara said.

The security official said military police responded by firing into the air as they pursued the escapees towards Lologo market.

Col. Kasara said while the authorities have managed to re-arrest 410 prisoners, 190 are still at large with efforts to recapture them ongoing.

“The military police fired shots on air while pursuing them, and during the course of pursing them, the military police managed to re-arrest 410 from the escapists and they are still pursuing the remaining 190 prisoners.”

After the fall of Wad Madani on January 11, 2025, chilling footages were published on social media of dead South Sudanese nationals in civilian clothes. Another video shows a man being pressed down and his throat slit in public as some soldiers shout “Allahu Akbar” (God is Great).

The atrocities blamed the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under Gen. Abdel Fattah Al Burhan – raised concern about the safety of thousands of South Sudanese nationals who are stranded in the war-torn neighboring country.

In South Sudan, angry youth attacked a number of Sudanese-owned shops in markets in Juba and Aweil between Thursday and Friday in an apparent reprisal for the incident.

More than 10 people have been confirmed dead following violent demonstrations in Juba, Aweil town and other parts of the country, police said.

The Sudanese junta has formed a committee that was already sworn in to investigate the atrocities, according the head of committee, Yassir Bashir Al-Bukhari who is First Assistant to the Attorney General of the Sudan.

 

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