[wvns] Lord's Resistance Army Heading to Darfur

LRA Reported in Western Bahr el-Ghazal
25 September 2009

(Wau) – The Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army is reported to be moving towards Raja county in Western Bahr el-Ghazal state.

The state governor, Mark Nyipouch, said on Thursday that the county had received information indicating that a group of LRA is heading towards Raja county from Western Equatoria on their way to Darfur.
He added that he would like to inform people in Wau to be alert and to cooperate with SPLA forces who are patrolling the areas to safeguard the lives of the civilians.

[Mark Nyipuoch]: "This is my message to all of you. As you know, the LRA are heading now towards Raja county I would like to order our SPLA forces who are here to be vigilant and find out where they are and try to stop the rebels from doing what they did in the DRC and elsewhere. This is my command to our SPLA proper who are around here and in Raja county in order to open their eyes properly and protect our people there. I know that the JIUs are here in town to protect our civilians in town and also in Raja county but we need to be ready."

About 20 civilians, who were traveling from Wau county to Raja county, reported on Thursday that their properties were looted by unidentified armed men.

Last July, the wildlife department based in Raja county reported that two of their soldiers were killed and one sergeant injured in a shootout as they were patrolling in Mangayat area 160 miles east of Wau.

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