The national minister for security in the office of the president, General Obuto Mamur Mete, on Saturday officially inaugurated the new office of the National Security Service in Yambio, Western Equatoria State.
The construction of the newly inaugurated storied building which will be the national security headquarters in Yambio was launched in 2009 by the then government of Sudan under the directive of President Salva Kiir.
Speaking during the inauguration, the security minister called on members of the national security in the state to work closely with the local people to protect the country’s resources.
“I am directing this to the director who will be appointed in this office. My son, I want you to take the challenge which we have given to you as something either to destroy you or to make you stronger as you go to another place. So work hard and bring glory to this place and I want you to work together. We are South Sudanese,” Gen. Mamur said.
He also urged the public to refrain from using violence to get government positions saying that is detrimental to development in the country.
“I wish you unity, never again shed blood for positions. I say no, we will stand against it and we will not allow it. We want leadership to come through the ballot box, not by killing people,” Mamur said.
Western Equatoria State governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba assured the minister of cordial relations and a stable security situation in the state.
“Today I am very happy to witness the opening of the office of national security which will protect the communities and this is to let people know that there is a sign of peace in the state," the governor said.
Governor Futuyo called for the intervention of the national government in addressing insecurity in some parts of the state caused by the Seleka armed group in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) and Ambororo nomads.
“I want to ask about the security threat, the insecurity in the state is information which is passed in the right way and it can destroy the state. Secondly, Ambororo came and scattered in the bushes and the communities have no access to field hunting, and thirdly, the Seleka in Bambuti in Central Africa came and established their base and their government and the government in CAR has no link with them," Futiyo said.