When Anti-Sudanese Demonstrations Turn Violent, South Sudan Enforces a Curfew at Night
Following violent protests in the city, Juba, that turned into looting of Sudanese-owned businesses, South Sudanese police have enforced a nightly curfew. As fresh protests broke out in Juba and other cities, Police Chief Abraham Manyuat declared the curfew on state television on Friday, beginning at 6:00 p.m. every day.
Security troops were sent in to quell the rioting on Thursday, but there were reports of heavy gunfire. In a number of neighbourhoods, protesters robbed and damaged Sudanese-owned businesses, forcing police to use warning shots to break up the gathering.
Outrage over allegations of South Sudanese citizens purportedly killed by Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) in Wad Madani, the capital of El Gezira State in Sudan, served as the impetus for the protests. Tensions have increased as a result of graphic recordings of the killings going viral on social media.
Col. John Kassara Koang Nhial, a police spokesperson, promised that South Sudanese residents would be safe and warned that looting and attacks on their property would not be accepted. With hundreds of South Sudanese still trapped in war-torn Sudan, the violence underscores the escalating tensions between the two neighbouring countries.
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