By Mamer Abraham<\/p>\n
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National Police Service (SSNPS) has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of activist, Biar Ajak Marol.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Biar, the Executive Director of Junubin Chronicles, a civil society organization, is reported to have last been seen on 4th<\/sup> October. He reportedly left his house in the morning without informing the family or friends on where he was heading and never came back.<\/p>\n Biar was later declared \u201cmissing\u201d the following day after finding his car abandoned near Freedom Bridge.<\/p>\n Police spokesperson, Daniel Justin told No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper<\/em><\/strong> yesterday that the force has already registered a case and started investigations.<\/p>\n \u201cThe case was reported to us; we registered the case; we made an announcement, and our people are gathering some more information about where he was last seen,\u201d Justin said.<\/p>\n Justin called upon anyone who might find him or have any information, to report to a nearby police station.<\/p>\n \u201cBut also, we are urging the public that if somebody has any information about him, he is to come to us and report,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Jacob Bill, Biar\u2019s colleague at Junubin Chronicles said that all he knew was that the police are still investigating the disappearance.<\/p>\n Bill and his other colleagues were briefly held by police days after they went around in search of the missing friend, but to no avail.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t heard any updates because since I was released, I have been home. What I know is that the police are still doing the investigation, and we have not been told how far they have gone or what exactly they are doing,\u201d Bill said.<\/p>\n According to him, nobody has so far reported any information about Biar\u2019s whereabouts or having seen him on the day of his disappearance.<\/p>\n He said although others claim Biar might have been held hostage, the claim still remains unverified.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are no eyewitnesses; all we have are rumors.” Those are just rumors without verification. No one came up and said that I saw him somewhere or that I saw him being taken somewhere,\u201d Bill continued.<\/p>\n Alaak Deng Ajang, a maternal uncle to Biar, shared a post on social media asking anyone who has information about his nephew to report it and receive a bounty, without his identity being revealed.<\/p>\n “Please, people in Juba, I appeal to you: if you heard or have any information about this missing person, Biar Ajak Marol, aka Biar Aguer Deng-ayang, please contact me, and I will give you a prize in cash, and your identity will not be revealed,\u201d Alaak said.<\/p>\n Last week, Biar\u2019s mother, Aguer Deng Ajang, also posted a message on social media urging her family members, relatives, and friends to pray for her son, adding that she was a widow.<\/p>\n A civil rights activist, Bol Deng Bol, recently appealed for arbitrary arrests and forced disappearances to be brought to a halt.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Mamer Abraham National Police Service (SSNPS) has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of activist, Biar Ajak Marol. 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