By Yiep Joseph
A Member of Parliament representing Mayom County in Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has condemned the attack in Abiemnom County, Ruweng Administrative Area.
On Wednesday, youth from Mayom County in Unity State attacked Abiemnom County of Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA) leaving 36 people dead, according to Chol Malith, RAA Information Minister.
Meanwhile, James Lily Kuol the Commissioner of Mayom County, confessed their youth involvement in the incident citing that they were acting in revenge.
The commissioner condemned the attack on innocent civilians and urged the Youth to cease hostilities.
In an exclusive Interview with this outlet, Moses Pieny, a Member of Parliament representing Mayom County in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) condemned the act on people of Abiemnom County.
He called on the youth to cease hostilities citing that dialogue could be the only way to solve misunderstandings among the communities.
“People of Mayom and those in Abiemnom have lived for more years brothers and sisters and what happened on Wednesday, the Attack on Abiemnom is completely unacceptable and I condemned it in the strongest term,” Pieny said.
The Lawmaker called on the government in Mayom County as well as in Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA) to hold those behind it accountable.
“There is a need to bring those who carried the attack on innocent people to book, all those fuelling conflict from both sides have to cease” he said.
He urged the Youth to cease violence as well as reject any manipulation that may incite violence among the communities.
“I want the youth to cease confrontations and hostilities, the use of violence can not take us, it is peace that can allow us to progress and develop our area” he added.
The lawmaker added that there is a need for the Youth to focus on making a livelihood through Agriculture and other initiatives.
On a separate note, Tiob de Monyluak the Chief Administrator of Ruweng Administrative Area (RAA) condemned the act on the people of Abiemnom adding that it is inhuman to kill one another.
The Chief Administrator expressed bot the government of Unity State as well as RAA condemned the act of violence and remained in coordination to ensure such an act is completely stopped.
“The government of Unity state does condemn the action equally the way we do because we highly condemned this atrocity and this is unbecoming and it is inhuman,” he said.