Imagine individuals arrested at the Uganda border post for attempting to smuggle concealed pistols without any reasons submitted.

This is a serious situation; this is a very bad practice that may not lead this country ahead, and the question that may arise is, what is wrong with the Nimule border officials to check appropriately before crossing to Elegu? What happened with the use of taxes collected at the border? To make sure that X-ray scanners are bought for this kind of crime. It’s a big question for us South Sudanese because why are harmful machines taken to Uganda?

This country must always be serious about what they are doing because pistols are mostly used by bodyguards or generals and security agents.

The government here is always talking about lifting the arms embargo to continue the peace process. All this happened in the eyes of the government because the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense are the key elements that know everything about their weapons in the country with accountability, which means the security of the country is to be blamed for this kind of crime and the government itself.

These days it gives no trust to passengers travelling, and everyone is scared of who is sitting next to him or her since all genders are victims, including women. Handbags are never trusted. The government needs to find out what is going on.

The security agent at the Nimule border should even be investigated for allowing the pistol up to the Uganda border if they are bribed because of the economic situation of the country or lack of competence in doing the work. “How do such things happen if you are entitled to your work?”

South Sudan should adopt the culture of developing their border with well-equipped machines for proper checking of luggage at the border, just like other developed countries are setting theirs since the world is going digitally. Unless the government has a hand in these kinds of activities if not, then bring in CCTV and x-rays.

I condemned this act and appealed to the government to carry on an investigation into the arrested person, to tell the truth, and bring to book who is behind that act.