Aerial view of Juba. (Photo: Charles Wote/Eye Radio).

The South Sudan Chief of Defense Force Gen. Paul Nang Majok has strongly warned traffic police officers against creating unnecessary roadblocks within Juba city.

Addressing a security parade at the Buluk police headquarters on Monday, Gen. Majok warned that any officer found violating the orders will be arrested.

The parade is aimed at showcasing the readiness and coordination of armed forces in ensuring national security and public safety.

The army chief said unnecessary search on vehicles should stop, adding that the security force will launch an operation to remove the roadblocks.

“You people at the sectors, and the traffic, the issues of roadblocks in the town should stop. Those responsible for creating the roadblocks were arrested and now in jail,” he directed.

“We don’t want roadblocks in the town. Stopping vehicles unnecessarily should stop. And within these periods anyone found violating these orders should be arrested.”

“It’s like someone who’s shooting guns randomly, after these festive, we’re going to launch an operation on the issues of these roadblocks, we’re going to arrest people.”

The CDF further emphasized the importance of professionalism among the different security forces in addressing current and emerging threats.

He advised traffic personnel against stopping and searching vehicles of diplomatic missions and international humanitarian organizations along the road.

“Another issue is on the foreigners, and the issue of roadblocks. And I’d like to urge the traffic personnel. We have the diplomatic missions present here, we have international organization presence, we have the local organization present here and you have given them specific number plates known among others.”

“These people should not be stopped or searched because diplomats who are working or travelling to another country are not supposed to be asked or searched. And these things we don’t want them to happen.”