{"id":7752,"date":"2022-07-20T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=7752"},"modified":"2022-07-19T19:48:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T19:48:21","slug":"mps-urge-dialogue-between-civilians-and-military-in-ikwoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/20\/mps-urge-dialogue-between-civilians-and-military-in-ikwoto\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs urge dialogue between civilians and military in Ikwoto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Ijoo Bosco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawmakers in Ikwoto County have called for a truce between residents and soldiers in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Silvia Imoya, one of the MPs from the area appealed for calm asking both sides to embrace peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said dialogue should be given a chance for purposes of building trust and good relations between the civilian population and the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The call came hot on the heels of the recent killing of three people during a six-hour protracted gun battle last Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two other people were seriously injured in the fight that paralyzed business in the village. Several residents fled the area following the clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A retaliatory attack by a bunch of the soldiers forced a section of residents to scamper for their lives into neighbouring villages. Not spared by the chaos was the local county commissioner who reportedly locked himself in a local church in fear of the reprisals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday the randy soldiers took over the town as they engaged local youths in fierce gun battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Imoya said the county has been witnessing series of killing related to cattle raids, revenge killing and lately clashes between the soldiers and the youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources confirmed that the Sunday fight started at a local drinking joint in Hai Turuju suburbs and in the market where the youth engaged the military in shootouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imoya appealed to the national and state governments to recall all the county commissioners and push for a dialogue between the warring sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis thing can be resolved in Ikwoto. Leaders have to sit down and sensitize our people on the need for peaceful solutions in times of conflicts,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, Muras Chacha, an MP at the Eastern Equatoria State Legislative Assembly has rallied support for dialogue as the best approach to solving communal conflicts in Ikwoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chacha said the State Peace Commission, with support from local partners, should take the lead to define the real cause of insecurity and problems bedeviling the Ikwoto community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said some of the conflicts are instigated by outside forces. He said members of the community are better placed to provide solutions to their challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawmaker called for the soldiers to avoid any violent confrontation with civilian populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past three months, Ikwoto County has been experiencing sporadic fights in local Bomas and Payams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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