By Hou Akot Hou<\/p>\n
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Authorities and national NGOs recently concluded a five-day strategic workshop in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, focused on addressing gang-related crimes among youth in Aweil.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The workshop aimed to develop effective strategies to combat the activities of local syndicates often referred to as “gangsters” or “niggers,” who engage in violence and drug use.<\/p>\n The initiative comes in response to rising reports of crimes linked to substance abuse, particularly the use of drugs such as Tramadol, Bang, and alcohol among young people.<\/p>\n Keer Wel Deng, Director of Gender in the Ministry of Social Welfare, stated that the workshop, organized by a local NGO, brought together 50 participants from various sectors, including parliament members, community leaders, youth representatives, and law enforcement.<\/p>\n \u201cThe goal is to identify solutions that will encourage these young people to abandon their destructive associations,\u201d Wel explained.<\/p>\n He noted that the participants discussed the alarming trend of nighttime gatherings where gang members consume drugs, often leading to violent behavior.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a society, we are witnessing a bleak future for these youth. We have invited organized forces, MPs, and community leaders to collaborate on helping these young individuals, as crime rates are rising in towns,\u201d Wel added.<\/p>\n The workshop highlighted the increasing incidents of teenage pregnancies and robberies attributed to gang activities.<\/p>\n Hon. Mayen Kon, a Member of Parliament and head of the Gender Committee in the Northern Bahr El Ghazal legislative assembly acknowledged the severity of the gang problem in Aweil Town.<\/p>\n Kon plans to propose a motion in parliament aimed at dismantling the gangs.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to implement measures to apprehend them. Our objective is to deter their activities. These gangs are well-known in neighbourhoods like Maper and Ayuang, where they engage in fights and robberies after using drugs,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n The MP described the situation as precarious, with numerous reports of crimes linked to gang groups.<\/p>\n Participants also discussed the need to engage pharmacists to prevent the sale of drugs commonly abused by youth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Hou Akot Hou Authorities and national NGOs recently concluded a five-day strategic workshop in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, focused on addressing gang-related crimes among youth in Aweil. The workshop aimed to develop effective strategies to combat the activities of local syndicates often referred to as “gangsters” or[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79,111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-northern-bahr-el-ghazal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28911,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28910\/revisions\/28911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}