By Charles K Mark<\/p>\n
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About 2,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have taken over schools in Rokon Payam of Juba County, Central Equatoria State.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A chief in Rokon Payam, Osman Ampelio Legge told this outlet via phone, on Tuesday, that the IDPs fled clashes in Minga Payam of Mundri East County, Western Equatoria State.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are staying at the senior secondary school in Rokon. The schools are so affected, but what can we do!\u201d the chief exclaimed.<\/p>\n According to the chief, children are forced to shift to premises of some unaffected schools.<\/p>\n He said that his community continues to receive new arrivals of IDPs amid limited resources.<\/p>\n The chief recalled registering a good number of those fleeing with no food and now sheltering schools and other public spaces.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to support and help our brothers in this difficult time,\u201d Osman stressed.<\/p>\n He stated that there has been a humanitarian intervention by the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission through the Juba County Authority for the IDPs.<\/p>\n But the chief observed that the assistance (food and non-food items) is not enough due to the growing number of people flocking into the area.<\/p>\n \u201cWe offer anything in our capacity. And the commissioner came with RRC and some food and shelter. But the number is growing,\u201d he maintained.<\/p>\n Occupying schools, in other words, may mean the studies of the children will be at a standstill.<\/p>\n Mundri East County commissioner, Mrs. Margaret Fozia Emmanuel confirmed to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper,<\/em><\/strong> the mass displacement.<\/p>\n She said it occurred after a massive gunfire in Minga Payam between undisclosed armed groups, on April 7, 2024, causing panic and displacement.<\/p>\n The commissioner said that on visiting Rokon Payam, she witnessed the number of IDPs harbored at the schools and health facilities.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo days ago, I visited the IDPs, and we had a meeting. They told me they have pressure where they ran from,\u201d Fozia reported.<\/p>\n According to her, those who fled their villages are worried of continued insecurity.<\/p>\n The commissioner is concerned that children who fled out of schools due to the gunfire are idle and redundant, and loitering aimlessly.<\/p>\n She further underlined the lack of road infrastructure to extend services to the Internally Displaced Persons.<\/p>\n \u201cSome of them told me they want to go back, but they have some pressure. They said their children are not in schools; there are no roads, no hospitals,\u201d she commented.<\/p>\n Fozia seemed stuck in a state of dilemma with no immediate remedies to address the needs of her citizens at hand.<\/p>\n With her hands tied, the commissioner said the local government act limits her role in areas, such as security.<\/p>\n It remains unclear, what caused the shooting that pushed the residents away from their village, as the commissioner noted there is no network in the area where the incident occurred.<\/p>\n But she confirmed, the situation is currently calm and could accommodate those willing to return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Charles K Mark About 2,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have taken over schools in Rokon Payam of Juba County, Central Equatoria State. 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