A vandalized shop in Juba. (Photo: Ajac Machol).
The Minister of Interior Angelina Teny said an assessment will be conducted on losses and damages to shops that were looted by protesting youths in Juba on January 16.
Angry youths took to the streets of Juba on Thursday night to voice their anger over reports of South Sudanese nationals killed allegedly by the Sudanese army in Wad Madani of Al Jazira in Sudan.
On Monday, the national police displayed food and non-food items recovered after being looted from Sudanese-owned shops in Juba. The recovered items include maize flour, mattresses, mats, chairs, grains, cooking oil, and others.
In a press conference on Friday, Minister Angelina said an assessment will be carried out on shop owners to register the lost and stolen properties.
When asked about compensation, the minister said it will be upon the government to look into the process of paying back lost properties and not his institution.
“On the question of whether or not there will be compensation, we first want to normalize the situation then there will be a survey to assess the loss and damages then the next procedures will be on the government not the ministry of Interior.”
Following the fall of Wad Madani on January 11, 2025, chilling footages were published on social media of dead South Sudanese nationals in civilian clothes – and a man slaughtered on camera as soldiers shouted “Allah 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.
Nine people have been confirmed dead following violent demonstrations in Aweil town, police said, adding that among the deceased, two are South Sudanese, and seven were Sudanese nationals.
Police also confirmed the killing of three people and the wounding of seven others in confrontation with security forces protecting businesses in different residential areas in Juba on Thursday night.
Calm has since returned to Juba although many businesses remain closed on Saturday – amid a dusk to dawn curfew aimed at limiting late gatherings that contributed to the night-time thefts.
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