Armed youth in the country must comply with South Sudan Defense Forces by handing over firearms voluntarily to avoid unpalatable repercussions.
Possession of firearms in a country is a monopoly of the government, entrusted to only security and law enforcement agencies, those out of this line do so illegally.
Traditionally, the community used spears, clubs, arrows and bows a well as other hand made tool to guide their property such as animals against wild beasts and thieves. Weaponization stepped in following the protracted armed struggles for liberation and with influence of proliferation from neighbouring countries.
However, community armament, to an extent, served a purpose, by then, during the struggle but due to stringent rules, thanks to the leadership, of cause, this was due to a focussed agenda.
Despite the proactive role community armament and militarization played during the liberation struggle, the Semi-outonomous government of Southern Sudan, either errored or oversighted. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) period was an opportune moment to disarm and de-militarize the civil population, before independence.
It’s never too late. Now that the country after much bleeding from senseless conflicts, yearns for peace, which must come at a price and the first culprit is the firearms.
For peace to reign in the country, the government must rid the civil population free of military weapons and attire. For the benefit of peace, the community must not resist but comply.
Once communties have surrendered all arms in their possesion, then the government must stand responsible and be blamed for any armed attack on the civil people, even when done by thugs and bandits.
Old habit hardly go off; as some individuals within those implementing the disarmament, might misuse the proess to settle grugdes, this defies the principal of fairness.
Its tricky, but above all, the disarmament must be done in humane manner with restraint towards those abidding by the rules.