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| AMECEA Secretary General Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo |
In a solidarity message sent to SCBC Secretary General Fr Jacob Odwa Paul the AMECEA Secretary General Fr Ferdinand Lugonzo said On behalf of AMECEA Chairman Archbishop Tarcisius Ziyaye, Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi said AMECEA is saddened by the situation in South Sudan and is hoping that the situation will be resolved soon to avoid more suffering and that peace will prevail and that AMECEA is offering Prayers for that.
Reports from South Sudan said violence broke out on Sunday after soldiers loyal to sacked Vice President, Riek Machar, attempted to overrun two military installations with the view of toppling the government of Salva Kiir.
Reports from South Sudan said violence broke out on Sunday after soldiers loyal to sacked Vice President, Riek Machar, attempted to overrun two military installations with the view of toppling the government of Salva Kiir.
Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC) Secretary General Fr. Jacob Odwa Paul on Monday 16thappealed for prayers to the people of South Sudan.
A letter emailed from Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SCBC) Secretary General Fr. Jacob Odwa Paul on Monday 16th to AMECEA Secretary General Fr. Ferdinand Lugonzo and Secretaries General in AMECEA Conferences, stated that many soldiers and civilians were wounded and were being treated at Juba Teaching hospital. Fr Odwa asked for prayers to the people of South Sudan.
He explained that people have moved to the interior of Juba for fear of the worse. Many were suffering of thirsty and hungry because the situation came as a surprise. “There is no work in Juba; restaurants, bars, market, transport, shops, and Juba Bridge are all closed,” he said.
A solidarity message from the Secretary General to the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Fr. George Buleya said “We are saddened by this turn of events and Pray that peace and calm is quickly restored to your country. We are united with you in prayer.”
Another message from the Secretary General to the Episcopal Conference of Ethiopia Abba Hagos Hayish, CM said, “The Ethiopian Catholic Church is sanded to hear the situation in South Sudan. The Catholic Bishops Conference of Ethiopia is in plenary this week and we assure you of our prayer solidarity with the Bishops, priests, sisters and the laity and with the people of South Sudan; may the Peace and unity prevail.”
According to reports from the Catholic Radio Network, CRN, the Juba unrest have left over 40 dead, 170 injured while over the United Nation Mission in South Sudan UNMISS is hosting six thousand displaced people in its Tomping compound and another seven thousand in its Jebel Kujuk compound.
But, reports give conflicting figures with the number of deaths, casualties and displacement people that have happened so far. Generally speaking the situation in South Sudan is worse as the violence have also escalated in other towns of South Sudan.
Source: AMECEA Social Communications
