South Sudan accuses Uganda of endangering its safety by saying that Uganda harbors rebels intended at invading the nation in an attempt to disturb the country’s already fragile peace and security.
It is the second time that Uganda is accused of invading foreign nations by another country of residential militants. Rwanda accused Uganda of housing such rebels, then South Sudan follows suit by holding Kampala responsible for some Uganda-South Sudanese rebels incursions. Rwanda accuses Uganda of supporting or assisting two foreign-based rebel groups in Rwanda–the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR.)
Reports say South Sudan and Uganda officials held a joint conference in South Sudan’s Magwi City, a meeting to discuss security threats and problems between the two nations.
Torit Governor of South Sudan, Alberio Tobiolo Oromo, said they had intelligence reports that some of the rebel combatants are residing in Uganda’s refugee camps and were plotting to invade South Sudan from there.
South Sudan’s accusation follows an event in which some South Sudanese nationals disguised as asylum seekers returning from Uganda to attend a traditional marriage ceremony in South Sudan but later laid down an assault setting ablaze the immigration post and an Ebola checkpoint in South Sudan’s Owiny Ki Bul.
The Adjumani, Kiryandongo and Lamwo camps were cited by Governor Oromo as the location of the rebels plotting against the Juba government.
The governor who appealed to Uganda officials to liaise with their counterparts in South Sudan to apprehend the alleged insurgents, adding that both nations face a menace to security from their operations.
Reports add that alleged rebels have lately committed assaults in South Sudan villages, causing fear and panic among people.
The declaration came as the security condition in South Sudan continued to spiral out of control after threats from the country’s armed organizations.