A midwife at Juba Teaching Hospital says the maternity ward registered the birth of 13 newborn babies on the Christmas day.

Joyce Peace Abuni, a registered midwifery told Eye Radio that babies including twins were born through normal delivery.

According to her, six were delivered in the morning hours of the Christ Mass day and seven others at night.

“There were six babies given birth to on 25^th, December 2023 from morning hours till evening, and other six babies were given birth to at night making a total of 13 babies, from 12 mothers. One woman has given birth to twins,” she said.

“Most of the deliveries had no complications except one woman with umbilical cord prolapse who was booked for an operation but thank God, she had safely delivered before being operated on,” she added.

According to Peace, one of the babies whose mother is suffering from umbilical prolapse, developed difficulty in breathing, but the hospital has put it on oxygen.

‘Unfortunately, the baby is not breathing as normal. Therefore, we tried our best and the baby is on oxygen for some health supervision.”

However, the specialized midwifery raised concerns about expectant mothers being brought to the hospital only when they are in critical condition.

Peace is urging pregnant women to regularly attend antenatal care services to avoid such situations.

“We the midwives at the hospital want mothers to carry their children and save their lives as they head home.  However, some of the pregnant come to the hospital in critical conditions.

“I am urging pregnant women to come on time so that we attend to them properly.  Therefore, my message is having regular anti-natal care services in the hospital is very important,” she appealed.

 

The Inspector General of Police warned traffic personnel against creating unnecessary checkpoints and topping motorists on the roads to allow the citizens to celebrate the festive season peacefully.

Lieutenant General Atem Marol Biar’s vehicles should only be stopped over “questionable nature or notes.”

He made the remarks while addressing the deployed joint operation force in Juba on Friday.

“As for the traffic police personnel, I told you not to stop vehicles on the street without a reason. You are only allowed to stop vehicles of questionable nature or notes, and this is done through consultation.

“Let the citizens celebrate in peace and reduce checkpoints.

“We are ready to provide protection and security for all citizens in the capital and the states during the holiday periods, and we will expand the process of deploying forces to reach Nimule, Yei, Trikaka, and the rest of the outskirts of the capital,” he said.

This week, the joint operation collected about 4,000 firearms including anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-personnel mines from the hands of civilians and military personnel.

The same week, the South Sudan National Police Service mobilized 3,000 security personnel to maintain law and order during the festive season

According to Interior Minister Angelina Teny, the joint force now must uphold their mandates of protecting the citizens and ensuring the country’s reputation.

” I collected weapons from the hands of people who were not authorized to carry them because the law assigns you this right to protect the country, the homeland, and its property.

She goes on to say, “You will go to do one job, which is to provide protection and security for the citizens because you are mandated according to the law to provide this service,” adding that “You are responsible for ensuring the country’s reputation.”

 

 

The Joint Security Force has ordered companies and individuals having illicit communication and military equipment to hand over before the government goes after them for legal action.

The call comes after the security apparatus seized the communications devices from a private company during the recent disarmament exercise in the national capital, Juba.

Colonel Kaka Gabriel Roric who was the operation commander told the press yesterday that security personnel stormed a building of one of the local security companies in Juba and found unauthorized communications and military equipment.’

“During operations, we stormed one of the local security companies in Juba and found communications and military equipment that entered the country illegally and we transferred them to the Joint Operations headquarters, said Col. Gabriel.

According to Colonel Gabriel, the sophisticated devices including GPS systems, drones, and sniper rifles among others, entered the country illegally.

He said the devices were reportedly being used to monitor and collect information from any targeted location or people.

“These equipment were not authorized for private companies to possess, only government agencies. So, I order any companies or individuals who own such equipment to report it and hand it over to the government, or we will take legal action,” he said.

The security officer Gabriel warned security companies possessing such devices to hand them over to security.

Over 4,000 firearms, including an anti-aircraft machine gun by the Joint Security Force, were impounded during the five-day disbarment exercise to ensure a secure celebration of the festive season.

The weapons collected from civilians and members of organized forces include anti-aircraft machine guns, RPGs, PKMs, AK-47s, G3s, and pistols, among others.