A Bishop in South Sudan’s Yei has called on the citizens not to give up hope for peace return, but tirelessly pray for peace in the country.
“When you see troubles, pains and war increasing, increase our prayers”, Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yei told faithful on Sunday.
South Sudan warring parties signed the IGAD plus Compromised Peace Agreement in August this year to end about two years of conflict.
Among others, some recent developments in the implementation of the agreement have been noted including the start of the forces redeployment outside the national Capital Juba which is part of the agreement on demilitarilization of the capital.
But the implementation of the agreement in some part is being violated with extended attacks, among other elements.
Both parties example blame each other on attacks with exchange of counter accusations. Bishop Lodu said though peace was signed “there is a lot of abuse of the signatures” and citizens continue to suffer.
“Let us continue to pray for the peace of the nation”, he said, adding that “any troubles anywhere threaten our peace”.
The bishop also encouraged the people of South Sudan living in relatively peaceful areas to stay in peace with displaced people and support them with the necessary needs until they returned to their places when peace comes.
He also appealed to the government to hold accountable armed forces misbehaving and offer proper discipline.
Bishop Lodu stressed the need for soldiers to render better security to the lives and citizens, their property and the nation. “---those commanding our armed forces should command the right command and if they know some soldiers misbehave they should arrest them”, he urged.
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