South Sudan’s Terekeka County bans guns for civilians
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
Authorities in Terekeka County, in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State, have banned civilians from possessing or carrying firearms. Commissioner Abraham Kenyi Peter said violators risk six months in prison and a fine of 500,000 South Sudanese pounds, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Authorities in Terekeka County, in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State, banned civilians from possessing or carrying firearms on Wednesday. The measure aims to strengthen security and limit cattle-related clashes, disputes over marriages and local disputes, interim county commissioner Abraham Kenyi Peter told Radio Tamazuj on Friday.
The ban applies to the main roads, the 10 payams and the county headquarters. Security forces have been tasked with enforcing the order, according to Abraham Kenyi Peter. Violators face a fine of 500,000 South Sudanese pounds and six months in prison.
The county is crossed by the Juba-Bahr el-Ghazal Road, an internal route linking in particular Bahr el-Ghazal, parts of Upper Nile via Unity State, and several Sudanese border states, including South Darfur, West Kordofan and East Darfur.
