[Evening Broadcast] – Yei Murders: Civil Society Calls for Court Action

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Yei Activist Calls for Murder Suspects’ Prosecution in Court
Police Arrest 11 Suspected Gang Members in Yei
Three Aid Workers Abducted in Yei County

(YEI, CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE) – A civil society leader in Yei River County has urged police to bring two suspects arrested over the separate killings of two secondary school students before court.

Police said the suspects were arrested in connection with the killings of students from Excel Academy Secondary School and Yei Day Secondary School in Yei town, reported in late September and last week.

Modi Arkangelo, head of the Yei River County Civil Society Forum, told Access Radio on Tuesday that prosecuting those found responsible would show that the law is being enforced and could help deter similar crimes.

Arkangelo also urged police to use local radio stations in Yei to raise public awareness about crime, ongoing investigations and the rule of law.

Police authorities in Yei River County said they have arrested 11 suspected members of a group locally known as “Nigas” during a joint security operation in Luparate, about four kilometres north of Yei town.

Yei River County Police Inspector Major General Yoasa Lujang Kamba said the arrests were made about a week ago as part of efforts to improve security in the northern part of Yei town.

The operation followed complaints from residents and community leaders over reported armed attacks and nighttime robberies.

Major General Lujang told Access Radio on Monday that the suspects remain in police custody pending further investigation.

Arkangelo welcomed the police operation and called for rehabilitation programmes targeting young people involved in criminal activities.

He urged authorities and partners to consider vocational and technical skills programmes aimed at rehabilitating young offenders and preventing their return to criminal activities.

Three South Sudanese humanitarian workers have reportedly been abducted at gunpoint by unidentified armed men in Yei River County.

The aid workers, employed by an international development organisation based in Yei, were reportedly abducted on Monday afternoon in Jansuk village, about four miles north west of Yei town, along the Yei to Maridi road while returning from a field mission in Minyori Boma.

Susan, a close family member of one of the abducted workers, told Access Radio on Tuesday that their whereabouts and safety remain unknown. She said the abductors had demanded an unspecified amount of money for their release.

Susan appealed to local authorities and those holding the three aid workers to release them unconditionally.

Access Radio contacted the police and the Yei River County Relief and Rehabilitation coordinator for comment, but repeated telephone calls went unanswered at the time of publication.

The reported incident has renewed concerns over the safety and humanitarian access of aid workers operating in remote parts of Yei River County.

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A major clean up campaign has started at Lainya County Hospital as part of urgent reforms to improve hygiene, patient care and the running of the facility.

The exercise began on 2nd November 2026 following orders from the Caretaker Commissioner of Lainya County, Hon. Laku Micah Wani, to the new hospital administration.

The campaign is led by the new County Medical Director, Dr Emmanuel Jaja Ojas. It involves hospital staff, youth groups and community volunteers. The work aims to restore cleanliness, hygiene and dignity to the hospital.

The campaign is part of the Commissioner’s push to change the hospital from its previous poor state into a clean, safe and patient friendly facility.

Hon. Laku Micah Wani said a clean hospital environment is the first medicine for patients. He directed that cleanliness be maintained as a daily practice, not just a one day exercise.

He thanked all those taking part and called on the community of Lainya to take ownership of their hospital.

The clean up follows the urgent appointment of Dr Emmanuel Jaja Ojas as the new County Medical Director on 28th October 2026.

And in another development, Juba County Caretaker Commissioner Hon. Moulana Kalisto Lado Faustino Nyigilo Wani has attended the official launch of the Durable Solutions Roadmap for Central Equatoria State.

According to a post on the commissioner’s official Facebook page, the launch took place in Juba on Tuesday, 10th November 2026.

The roadmap aims to promote sustainable returns, local integration and stability while providing lasting solutions for displaced communities across Central Equatoria State.

The initiative is also expected to support sustainable development, strengthen community resilience and address the challenges facing people affected by displacement.

The commissioner’s office described the roadmap as an important step towards finding lasting solutions for displaced populations across the state.

In regional news, the youth wing of Sudan’s dissolved National Congress Party has warned that it will pursue all available options to secure the release of Ahmed Haroun, intensifying a confrontation between former ruling party Islamists and the military government following the detention of the International Criminal Court fugitive.

In a statement issued Tuesday, the party’s youth secretariat condemned Haroun’s detention and accused the authorities of turning against a political figure who had supported the Sudanese Armed Forces throughout the country’s war.

The group said Haroun had remained committed to what it described as the national cause since fighting erupted in April 2023, including efforts to mobilise and encourage armed brigades supporting the military.

It argued that his continued imprisonment was incompatible with the political and military support provided by members of the former ruling party.

The statement warned that the youth wing would resort to all possible means and options to demand Haroun’s release.

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