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Mayor Allah-jabu outlaws Jonglei traditional courts in Juba

The Mayor of Juba City Council has banned the institution of Jonglei state traditional courts in the town and ordered for their immediate closure.

Michael Lado Thomas Allah Jabu issued the order on Tuesday.

The order states that the Rajaf ‘B’ Court Bor court, and its affiliates at the Bank of River Nile, Mangaten 107, are not applicable within the jurisdiction of the city council as stipulated in the South Sudan Local Government Act, 2009.

“This order is issued for closer of unauthorized operation of the traditional court under Jonglei State (Bor) in the garden area, MTC along the Bank of the River Nile, Mangaten 107 areas, Khor-William and other areas within the city council,” the statement read.

Allah Jabu warns of arrest and legal measures against those illegally promoting operations of customary law courts within the environs of Juba City Council.

He has now given the unauthorized courts seven days to remove their facilities or else face forced demolition.

The city Mayor has also instructed Block Councils of Juba, Kator, and Munuki administrative units, the law enforcement agencies, and the sector commanders to ensure the local order is implemented in letter and spirit.

17 people confirmed dead in Fashoda attack

At least seventeen people have been confirmed dead in Fashoda County of Upper Nile State following the recent attack in several villages in the area over the weekend, according to the Commissioner.

Joseph Aban says the victims mostly elderly people were killed in their houses in Bodh, Nyigir Pabor, Pathow, and Padid villages.

“Regarding the death cases, the number is high, but we did not count them all. we confirmed now is about 16 elderly people who got killed in their houses including a child, 8 years,” Aban told Eye Radio from Kodok, the headquarters of Fashoda County Wednesday.

He says the figure could be higher as many people have gone missing for days now.

“We are still counting the number because there are some people who are missing.”

Although calm has returned to the area, Aban says the humanitarian situation there is dire.

“The humanitarian situation is very bad, it is seriously terrible for them because everybody ran away without food and clothes,” said Aban.

“So, they need shelters and food, and I’m calling to the humanitarian organizations to rescue the situation because a human being cannot sleep in the rain and sun without food,” he appealed.

On Tuesday, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated in a statement that about 8,000 civilians have been displaced in Fashoda County of Upper Nile by the violence.

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