{"id":48753,"date":"2026-10-12T15:20:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=48753"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:20:41","slug":"aweil-west-womens-association-lose-12-million-ssp-to-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/aweil-west-womens-association-lose-12-million-ssp-to-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Aweil West Women\u2019s Association lose 12 million SSP to thief"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Hou Akot Hou<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A suspected thief has broken into a business kiosk in Udhum Payam, Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, and stolen approximately SSP 12 million belonging to a local women\u2019s association.<\/p>\n

The incident reportedly occurred early Wednesday morning while the shopkeeper was asleep. The suspect fled the scene and had not been apprehended by the time of publication.<\/p>\n

Speaking to this publication, Udhum Payam Police Director Atak Wol Kiir said the stolen money belonged to members of a women\u2019s association who had pooled their savings to support their economic activities.<\/p>\n

According to Kiir, the women contributed money through the association\u2019s activities, including a savings and lending scheme in which members borrowed funds and repaid them with interest.<\/p>\n

He said the theft had raised concerns among association members and created tension between the women and the shopkeeper from whose premises the money was stolen.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money belonging to the women\u2019s association was lost on Wednesday, amounting to around SSP 12 million. The search is ongoing, but nobody has been apprehended yet,\u201d Wol said.<\/p>\n

He added that preliminary investigations suggested the burglary was unusual because there were no major signs of damage to the shop apart from the box in which the money was kept.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis looks more like organised thievery. Nothing else was taken from the shop, which contains a lot of groceries and other goods. Only the money was stolen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kiir explained that the women usually kept their pooled funds at the shop after completing their association meetings, making the theft particularly concerning for the group.<\/p>\n

He said police had launched investigations to identify and apprehend those responsible, adding that a similar incident had occurred previously in the area.<\/p>\n

The police director expressed concern over what he described as growing criminal practices among some local youths, warning that such incidents could undermine community-based economic initiatives, particularly those aimed at empowering women.<\/p>\n

He urged community leaders and residents to work together with security authorities to prevent similar incidents and strengthen the protection of local businesses and savings groups.<\/p>\n

The theft has raised concerns about the safety of community savings and the potential impact of crime on women\u2019s efforts to improve their livelihoods through collective financial activities.<\/p>\n

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