If
South Sudanese people are to read the Newspapers, then they must read the following report compiled by Eye radio and think twice! We must ask ourselves these questions: why is our
children still languishing in the same Country where we too had suffered
her humiliation?
Why did we separate from Khartoum government, if we are still happily allowing our citizens to return, and we could feel no hazard about their lives? And what our government is doing (if we really have a government) on this deteriorating situation which is perpetually compelling the young people for deserting the Country?
Some
of the South Sudanese children who were reportedly tortured following clashes
between locals and refugees in Khartoum at the weekend. Five
South Sudanese refugees have reportedly been killed in a job dispute in the
Sudanese capital, Khartoum, at the weekend, according to a human rights
activist based in Khartoum.
Achol
Malong Deng reported that several young people, about 45 in total, have also
been injured allegedly by the locals in Khartoum. The
incident reportedly took place at Bori and Haj Yousif following the quarrel
between the refugees and the host community.
According
to reports, the disagreement between the local and refugees was over the right
to lay bricks near the Nile River in Al-Jeriff area. A
press statement issued by the Khartoum State Police headquarters said that 44
brick-workers suspected of being involved in the conflict have been arrested by
the Sudanese police.
“They
arrested 1,750 children and tortured them badly. Those young boys are in a very
critical situation in police custody somewhere in Khartoum North Locality,” Ms. Malong told Eye Radio on Tuesday.
The police further said they are trying to quell tensions
between South Sudanese refugees and the host community in the area. She went on to say the South Sudan Ambassador to Sudan is
involved in restoring peaceful coexistence between the refugees and the area
residents in Khartoum.
Similar incidents involving South Sudanese refugees and
Sudan nationals have been occurring since 2013.
In May 2020, a South Sudanese refugee was killed and four
others critically injured in an attack on Rahad Refugee Camp in Khordofan
region.
Latest reports from the UNHCR shows that more than 750,000
South Sudanese have fled to the neighboring Sudan.
