South Sudan National Police Service Spokesperson Maj. Gen Daniel Justin in his office, 15 December 2022. [File photo: Radio Tamazuj]

Juba: Two lives lost in Christmas Eve accident

Two individuals involved in an accident along the accident Gudule road have died, police said.

Two individuals involved in an accident along the accident Gudule road have died, police said.

The incident occurred on Christmas Eve when two motorcycles collided at around 711 roads in Gudule.

Maj. Gen. Daniel Justin, police spokesperson, told Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday the two were admitted to the hospital and later passed away.

“Yesterday [Sunday] we had an accident where we lost two people on 711 roads in Gudule and some minor cases of the Boda-Boda and we are still on the street making sure the boys especially the kids who move on the road celebrate Christmas peacefully,” said Justin.

Ge. Justin pointed out that the police have recorded no serious crime during the Christmas celebrations in the state. He added that the reports from Juba and states indicated that the celebrations went on peacefully without threats to lives and property.

“The Christmas was very fine and this time of course we made a good deployment of our forces all over in the town and the churches and celebration places and so on. Generally, the situation was very good,” said Gen. Justin.

He commended the residents for cooperating with security personnel operating in the states.

On 22 December, the joint security forces collected over 4,000 firearms during a search operation in Juba. The weapons collected include 12.7MM Anti-Aircraft, PKMs, RPGs, AKM-47, G3s, Pistols, Crude Guns like Machetes, Bows and Arrows, Pangas and Machetes.

Additionally, the Joint Security Forces also seized expensive communications technologies including GPS maps and drone sniper rifles, from an unidentified group of people renting an apartment building in Juba.