Yei County Sees Decline in Crime Rates

(Yei County) – The police inspector for South Sudan’s Yei River County says, crime rates are on decline in the area over the last recent months. Police chief Ali Abdullah tif briefed the county commissioner of Yei River County that the general security situation of the county remains relatively peaceful. He highlighted the decline due to improved and strengthened good working relations between civilians and the police. Reacting to the police report, Yei county commissioner of Yei River County Emmanuel Taban Seme applauded the police unit for mitigating crime rates in the county. Seme said he is working hard to improve the police working conditions despite other challenges. Emmanuel calls on the police force to uphold their core mandate of maintaining law and order, protecting civilians and their properties. Seme also urged the police unit to build a good working relationship with the civil population so as to build trust and peaceful co-existence. Head of Luparate police out post, Martin Mawa Joseph applauded the commissioner for visiting the police department to understand challenges facing the police department. He added “Luparate has become one of the zones for all nigers terrorizing area residents but the police have worked hard to address that issue and the area is now peaceful” Paul Meta Samuel the police officer in charge of TTC residential stressed that they managed to fight against criminal cases including rape and killing cases by arresting perpetrators through the support of community members. Major Jimmy Taban the head of Yei central division noted that civilians have collaborated by reporting crime cases to the nearest police outposts in the county. Yei county, located 100 miles Southwest West of Juba city is the second largest town in Central Equatoria State. The county is one of the counties hit hard by the outbreak of the 2016 conflict.

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Yei commissioner in suit together with police officers inspecting police offices (Photo by James Innocent)