Yei River County has witnessed the return of thousands of South Sudanese refugees from neighboring Uganda and DR. Congo in the past three weeks, according to the area police spokesperson.

Major Faizal John told Eye Radio via Phone while accompanying the area commissioner, Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa to the Libogo area along South Sudan- DR Congo border yesterday.

They had gone to launch the revival of the border market and establish a government presence there.

“The commissioner [Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa is going to raise a flag at Libogo and open the market. As we speak, I will be accompanying him to the area,” said John.

According to Faizal, since December the Libogo area saw the return of more than four thousand returnees from neighboring Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Major Faizal says the returnees have cited poor living conditions in the refugee camps as the cause of their return to their ancestral homeland.

“As of 24^th of December, over four thousand people returned to the area. As you know the situation of refugees in the camps is difficult. There is not enough food in the camps that is why some of them have come back”, he added.

However, Faizal said the returnees are facing dire humanitarian need as they are lacking food and medicines.

He appealed to humanitarian organizations to provide the locals with relief aid.

In November last year, thousands of South Sudanese refugees reportedly returned to Morobo County of Central Equatoria state.

Photos circulated on social media showed hundreds of returnees cleaning their homesteads to resettle.