A peace and reconciliation committee to resolve communal conflicts in Terekeka County of Central Equatoria State is set to begin grass-root consultations to promote harmony among communities torn apart by inter-communal conflicts.
In the last couple of months, local communities in the area clashed severally leaving hundreds displaced and scores dead, including the son of the former Governor of Central Equatoria State, Gen. Clement Wani Konga.
Dr. Paul Pitiya Benjamin Yugusuk, the Archbishop of Central Equatoria Internal Province who also doubles as the chairperson of the peace and reconciliation committee, told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that he is hopeful that peace and reconciliation will prevail in Terekeka County.
“We met at the state secretariat with the Mundari Community to discuss issues pertaining to the conflict and we agreed to move to the ground to meet and reconcile different sections of people in Tindilo, mijiki and all the others so that we bring lasting solutions to the inter-communal conflict in Terekeka,” Archbishop Pitiya said.
“Our committee will be moving with other people, sons, and daughters of Terekeka, so that we bring a lasting solution. And I want to thank the secretariat, especially the governor (Emmanuel Adil Anthony) for supporting the peace initiative,” he added.
The inter-communal conflicts were caused by cattle raiding and revenge attacks within several villages of Terekeka County over the past few months.