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Lt. Gen. Gabriel Duop Lam, who also served as Deputy Chief of Staff of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), was reportedly arrested this morning at Bilpam military headquarters after White Army loyal to SPLA-IO in Nasir County captured SSPDF based in Nasir County of Upper Nile State.
Ter Manyang Gatwich, Executive Director of the Center for Peace and Advocacy, pleaded with President Salva Kiir Mayardit to step in and free key SPLA-IO generals in order to stop further bloodshed in Nasir County from degenerating into what he called a “full-scale war.”
“CPA has received credible information that Lt. Gen. Gabriel Duop Lam was arrested at Bipam Headquarters around 11 a.m. and has since been transferred to Tiger Headquarters. The reason for his arrest is linked to the capture of Nasir County in Upper Nile by the White Army, which the SSPDF believes has ties to SPLA-IO,” Manyang said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Manyang called on President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny to resolve the issues before it turn into bloody conflict in the country.
“The international community, the African Union, IGAD, and EAC will hold both leaders accountable for failing the country. CPA reminds political leaders that South Sudan is our home, where our children and grandchildren will live for generations. We are tired of hearing about war every day in the country.”
The White Army this morning reportedly recaptured Nasir town from SSPDF, leaving several people feared dead, according to an army general loyal to SSPDF.
The towns of Nasir and Ulang have been shelled and burned by the government gunship and heavy artillery for the past few days.
