{"id":44643,"date":"2026-05-14T14:43:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=44643"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:43:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T12:43:56","slug":"nbgs-police-warn-against-gunfire-during-spla-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/nbgs-police-warn-against-gunfire-during-spla-day-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"NBGs police warn against gunfire during SPLA Day celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Hou AKot Hou<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have warned residents against firing weapons during celebrations marking the 43rd anniversary of the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army\/Movement (SPLA\/M), scheduled for Saturday in Aweil Town.<\/p>\n<p>The warning followed a security meeting convened on Monday by the state government cabinet, where officials resolved that the celebrations should be conducted peacefully without gunfire or the carrying of dangerous weapons.<\/p>\n<p>State police spokesperson Madut Ngong Aleu said the celebrations will begin with a procession from the Sika-dit neighbourhood to Aweil Freedom Square, where government officials are expected to address the public on the history and sacrifices of the SPLA struggle that led to South Sudan\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody is expected to shoot into the air on that day, especially those who own weapons, whether light or heavy. Including those on duty, never,\u201d Aleu said.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that any individual found firing weapons during the celebrations would face legal action, including up to two years&#8217; imprisonment. Security officers who violate the directive risk dismissal from service.<\/p>\n<p>Aleu also cautioned residents against carrying sharp weapons such as pangas and knives near the celebration venue.<\/p>\n<p>The SPLA Day celebrations, which have in recent years been limited due to financial constraints, are expected to return this year in the state capital with hopes of promoting unity and peaceful public participation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hou AKot Hou Authorities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have warned residents against firing weapons during celebrations marking the 43rd anniversary of the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army\/Movement (SPLA\/M), scheduled for Saturday in Aweil Town. The warning followed a security meeting convened on Monday by the state government cabinet,<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/nbgs-police-warn-against-gunfire-during-spla-day-celebrations\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":44644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Police-patrol-car.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44643","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\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44645,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44643\/revisions\/44645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}