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| Msgr Roko Taban |
The Diocese of Malakal (Upper Nile in the capital of South Sudan) has been completely destroyed because of the fighting between the two rival factions of the SPLM (Sudan People's Liberation Movement, the ruling party) and thus calls for humanitarian Aid and re-building strategies.
According to information received from Msgr. Roko Taban Musa, the Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Malakal, who was in Juba recently to attend the Bishops extraordinary plenary, the facilities built in eight years of sacrifice in the States of Upper Nile, Unità and Jonglei have been destroyed.
Monsignor Roko attributed destruction to the ‘power hungry’ leaders on whom he wanted them to learn from it. He called all the faithful to pray for the diocese of Malakal.
Monsignor Taban urged South Sudanese to unite and avoid the example of belonging to Apollo, Cyprus, Paul and Jesus. The Apostolic Administrator called on Christians to change from the ideologies of war and conflicts into Peace and Love.
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| Houses known as Tukuls |
Report from other sources said that about 210 houses famously known “tukuls” burned to the ground in one of the city's quarters and neighborhoods reduced to ashes.
Despite the ceasefire signed on 23 January in Addis Ababa, the UN Mission in South Sudan continues to record sporadic fighting in the Upper Nile and Jonglei State. Both sides accuse each other of violating the truce and crimes against civilians.
Malakal is a multi-ethnic city, housing Shilluk, Nuer, Dinka, Bari and many others, has been the location of recent violence, with reports that much of it has been across ethnic lines. Nearly 25,000 people are sheltered in the U.N. compound in the northern part of town.
SOURCE: CRN and News Agencies
