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Calm returns to Yambio after 24hrs of sporadic shooting

Calm has return to Yambio town in Western Equatoria state after a night and day of gunfire.

The random shooting which begun on Tuesday night continued till Wednesday evening before it could subside.

Civilians and the state authorities believe the sporadic shooting was as a result of clashes between the army and the Arrow boys-allied to the SPLM-in Opposition.

But the SPLA spokesperson, Colonel Philip Aguer told Eye Radio that the shooting was caused by unruly drunk armed men.

By Tuesday morning, the streets of the town were empty as people remain indoors for safety.

More than 1,000 people also sought refuge at a compound of a humanitarian organization, ADRA -most of them women and children.

This morning, several callers from Yambio told Eye Radio’s Dawn show that the shooting stopped last evening.

One caller said he was speaking from the main market in Yambio –which still remained close.

Random shooting in Yambio interrupts PLE exams as SPLA spokesman blames unruly gunmen

Random shooting in Yambio town has interrupted Primary Leaving Certificate examinations that were to end this morning.

Activities in the town have been halted.

Early this morning, Western Equatoria state Minister of Information, Daniel Ezbon, told Eye Radio from his hideout that suspected arrow boys –allied to the SPLA-in Opposition clashed with the army.

Mr. Ezbon said people have remained indoors since 8pm last night. The shooting continued till morning.

By noon, our reporter in Yambio town, Paul Night, said the shooting was still being heard in some residential areas of the town.

“As we are speaking to you, there are still gunshots going on in the area of Mafiya and Kangemiya,” He said.

“Most places are closed and you cannot see people moving around the town, even the primary eight pupils who are supposed to finish their exams today they couldn’t sit.”

The army spokesperson, Colonel Philip Aguer after seeking more clarification from Yambio, confirmed the incident.

He however said the random shooting was being caused by unruly armed men.

“There is no fighting in Yambio. There have been people shooting randomly in Yambio and these should be drunk and criminals that are trying to provoke the situation,” Col. Aguer said.

 

Additional Information by: Magdoline Joseph, Paul Knight

SPLA Commando unit signs peace with Wonduruba community

The SPLA and civilians in Wonduruba have agreed to resolve their differences and cease any form of hostilities in the area.

Fighting between the army and armed civilians forced more than 11,000 people to flee the area to Lainya and Bereka in the past few months.

Some civilians accused army soldiers of the looting, a claim the military has denied.

Last week, the Commando unit of the SPLA deployed in Wonduruba signed a peace agreement with leaders of the community.

The Bishop of Wonduruba Diocese of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and a member of the community, Matthew Taban, said the two sides “stroke about 15 resolutions” to forgive each other.

“The community of Wonduruba and the SPLA unit will strive to live in harmony by respecting each other with their different responsibilities,” Bishop Taban said.

A fact-finding team that was set up in September this year to investigate the cause of the fighting found that SPLA soldiers terrorized the civilians in Wonduruba through killings, burning houses and looting properties.

This forced civilians to abandon the area.

However, since the signing of the deal, civilians have begun to return to Wonduruba.

The Acting Payam Director for Wonduruba Payam, Lujang Thomas told Eye Radio that the relationship between the army and the residents has improved.

“I can confirm, yes, that we are implementing our peace. It was not like before when we were not going to Wonduruba. I think people are going safely, and when they meet with soldiers, they greet and they stay as normal as before,” said Mr. Lujang.

A separate unit of the SPLA in Yambio, Western Equatoria state also last month signed an agreement to cease hostilities with the Arrow boys.

Pupils sit the first ever exams in Pibor Administrative Area

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South Sudan loses to Sudan in penalty kicks in the CECAFA Quarter Finals

South Sudan has been eliminated from the CECAFA tournament by rival Sudan.

The Bright Stars held off the Falcons of Jediane through the 90 minutes of the match to take them both to penalties. There was no extra time given for the match.

Sudan scored the first penalty kick before South Sudan created the gap with a miss in the first penalty kick on the Bright Stars side.

The game ended with Sudan scoring 5 goals, while South Sudan’s national team conceded with 3 goals.

This was the second meeting of the two teams in the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in Ethiopia. Their previous game in Bahir Dar ended without a goal.

Earlier, South Sudan defeated Djibouti 2-nil before placing the same fade on their match with guest team, Malawi.

Top goal scorers like Bruno Martinez who scored two goals in separate matches in the tournament did not play in the final knock out stage.

Another goal-maker, Atak Lual who scored against Mauritania in South Sudan’s FIFA home game last month was also on the bench in the quarter finals today.

Both teams displayed spirited game today in Addis Ababa Stadium, with Captain Juma Jenaria, the Bright Stars goalkeeper holding back several attempts by Sudanese strikers to make a difference in the two second halves.

However, the best ‘man’ of the match award went to Sudanese goalkeeper Akram Elhadi.

South Sudan faces Sudan in quarter finals

South Sudan will take on rival Sudan for the second time in the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.

This to fans is like a rematch after both teams held each other off last week to a goal-less game.

The meeting between the Bright Stars and the Falcon of Jediane will see one team get eliminated from the tournament.

South Sudan quickly build its reputation in the game by beating Djibouti 2-nil and later thrashing guest team Malawi with a 2-nil win at Bahir Dar. These gains, without concession, sent the Bright Stars to the top of their Group C table with 7 points compared to their rival, Sudan, that was lurking in the 3rd position.

Sudan’s game with Djibouti enabled them with a 4-nil comeback to face South Sudan once again in the knock out stage.

CECAFA’s method of qualification to the quarter finals include; 2 top teams from each group plus the best 2 third place finishers qualify into the quarter finals.

The quarter-finalists of the 2015 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup are; the hosts Ethiopia, reigning champions Kenya, record winners Uganda, South Sudan, Malawi, Tanzania, Rwanda  and Sudan.

The knock out stage will now shift back to the Addis Ababa Stadium, and Eye Radio’s Elsheikh Chol will be at the stadium to broadcast the game Live for Eye Radio’s listeners.

The game is brought in partnership with Al-Cardinal Group.

The fixture after the quarter finals are as follows:

Thur. 3/12/2015
Semi finals
Winner 19 Vs winner 20
Winner 21 Vs winner 22

Fri. 4/12/2015 Rest day
Sat. 5/12/2015

Third place play off and finals
Loser 23 Vs loser 24
Winner 23 Vs winner 24 Finals

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