Hundreds of internally displaced persons from Jur River, who have found shelter at the Episcopal Church in Wau town, have rejected a government plan to relocate them to a new site outside the town.

Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday, several displaced families urged the Wau government to relocate them to the UN Protection of Civilians Site (PoC) in Wau instead of taking them to Masna Bira area, located about seven kilometers southeast of Wau town.

 They pointed out that the new site is not secure, saying an armed group attacked the area and killed at least two people and injured three others last Saturday.

For his part, Mel Aleu Goc, the Mayor of Wau town, insisted that the displaced families will be relocated to the proposed site. He stressed that the state government will not reverse its relocation plan.

Wau town has recently witnessed rampant insecurity resulting in multiple people killed or wounded.

Photo: Distribution of shelter and non-food item to displaced people in Wau tow in 2016. (IOM/Gonzalez)