About 15 families currently sheltering in the Anyidi area on the eastern outskirts of the Jonglei State capital, Bor town, are in dire need of food and shelter after fleeing their homes in Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) after clashes there.
Clashes erupted in parts of GPAA last month following attacks by heavily armed youth from Jonglei State. According to reports, the clashes which continued for about a week left several people dead and villages torched, leaving thousands displaced.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj early this week, Yuot Alier, the Bor County commissioner, said they started receiving the displaced on May 12 and that food and shelter are lacking.
“Last week, I visited them and they were 59 in number-that is 15 households. But a week later, the number increased to 64 because 4 more children were sent from Juba as they fled without their mothers and their mothers were located here in Anyidi,” Yuot said.
He added, “They started arriving on May 12. By the time I went there, their situation was very bad because they fled from an attack. There were many young children including a 5-days old baby. So, their condition is vulnerable.”
The county commissioner appealed to relevant aid agencies to intervene by providing food and shelter.
Lokali Amae, a lawmaker in the GPAA legislative council, said: “Yes, we have people in Anyidi. Of course, when a person flees their home, the immediate things they will need are food, shelter, and other basic services. So far, I do not know the exact number of those in Anyidi. On the first day of clashes, we learned of 3 women and their children who arrived there.”
For his part, Nyinginga Okanho Kiro, the GPAA Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) head, decried the humanitarian situation of the Pibor victims and called for urgent intervention.