5 injured in inter-communal violence in Aweil State’s Wathmuok area

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At least five people have been injured in inter-communal violence in  former Aweil South county, currently Wathmuok area in Aweil state since over weekend. The conflict erupted after Aweil state government established Wathmuok as new Ajak Center County, said state government spokesman.
Aweil South county
Three main sections of Ajak, Kongdeer and Buonchuai have been in contest over the land for couple of years.  But the ongoing violence is between Ajak and Kongdeer meanwhile Buonchuai community remains silence without taking side, according to state government.

Kongdeer community revoked operation of the new county headquarters and banned the area commissioner to assume the power. Five people were left with serious wounds from both sides.

Speaking to Voice News Agency on Tuesday, Joseph Lual Deng, Aweil state information minister and spokesman for the state government, said the tensions broke out between Kongdeer and Ajak when Wathmuok became headquarters of new Ajak Center County.

“The tensions rise between two communities, Kongdeer and Ajak when it was made to be a county headquarters of Ajak Centre County, Wathmuok. The other sides of Kongdeer are saying the commissioner should not be brought to Wathmuok as county headquarters of Ajak Center County,” said the minister.
Aweil state government convoy headed by acting governor, Simon Ober Mawut visited the scene with an aim to quench down the skirmishes, however,    the fight renewed immediately when the feuding societies saw the delegation, said the information minister.

“On the arrival at 4:00 yesterday the two communities were confronting themselves as soon as they saw the cars and the information was passed ahead the committee to inform them that the commissioner is not coming. It is delegation that is going down to them to inform them and listens to them why they dispute over the area,’’ he added.

The feuding communities, according to the minister, have been using local fighting materials such as spears and sticks. He concludes that security situation returns to normal as security agents were deployed in the area.

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