One Dead Shilluk Too Many

11 years ago

One of the Shilluk Villages in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Photo credit: pachodo.org/Getty Images

By Yorwin Otor

February 7, 2013 (SSNA) — Two days ago, a body of a dead Shilluk boy came floating in the river until it reached and anchored on the shore near the Governor Simon Kun Pouch office at the Council of Ministers in Malakal. The dead body had in his hand some money as if was coming with a complaint to the governor that he killed by SPLA at Owachi across the river.

The diseased is from Dur Village and he was sent by his father to go and sell vegetables in Malakal. Although he came with other vegetable growers from his village, he never reported home for two days and reported missing and only pronounced dead when his body appeared at the Council of Ministers riverside. He was intercepted by SPLA Soldiers at Owachi who wanted to rob his money which he was taking home to his parents. He tried to escape towards the river but that could not safe his life from the savage Dinka SPLA. He was shot at the back and felt into the river.

This is not the last incident committed by SPLA on Shilluk civilians. Just to mention a few, Shilluk merchant was killed by SPLA Soldiers in Tonga a few months ago. The merchant was sleeping in his boat in Tonga when two SPLA soldiers murder him and stole his 17,000 SSP money. These soldiers were arrested but the governor pardons them and is now free. The diseased was not compensated and his money was never returned. Another merchant operating between Kodok town and Kal-Agany interior to the west in Fashoda County was also killed by an SPLA Dinka soldier who was also released free without judgment. Besides the killing of civilians, SPLA is raping Shilluk women which are not being reported.

These incidences seem to be isolated cases on individual persons whose immediate families will feel the agony, but, it is general policy by SPLM to systematically eliminate the Shilluk population from County side and take their land to settle Panaru Dinka of Bentiu. The Shilluk people have to bear in mind that they are the target of SPLM/A policy of eradication. They will either migrate to Sudan or submit to the ruthless rule of SPLM.

No one cares about civilian protection when it comes to Shilluk land. Genocide is being committed in the broad day light in the presence and knowledge of international communities. Civilians were killed in Lul and others were killed in Owachi sometimes back.

It is high time the Shilluk people should of taking the responsibility of protecting themselves from Dinka SPLA who are currently occupying our land. There are a lot of weapons are flowing through Shilluk land into Nuba Mountains provided by SPLA. The Shilluk should find ways to acquire some of these weapons and form Popular Civil Defense Forces to protect themselves. SPLA is rather a tribal army serving only the Dinka. They must be flush out of the land or be taken to specified garrisons. They are indiscipline army groups whose command comes only from Salva Kiir.

It shouldn’t be misunderstood that Popular Civil Defense Forces is under rebellion against the government of South Sudan. Instead, it will be helping government to protect civilians when necessary. There is campaign from certain groups within SPLM/A against Shilluk as a tribe. Popular Civil Defense Forces is similar with Community Policing when these forces are from the community. In some areas like Jonglei, Warrap, Unity and Lakes States, this system cannot work because what is going on in those states is the communities fighting among themselves because of cattle rustling.

The Shilluk will not go for somebody’s land or property. But if Dinka of Akoka, Khor Fulus and Bailet Counties have claims on Shilluk land, then it would be better to resolve the issue peacefully through border conference which is headed by Dr. Riak Macar.

However if Dinka persist on land grabbing, then the conflict will escalate to the point arm struggle will be necessary for the Shilluk to liberate their land through forceful means.

The attached list of Shilluk civilians killed by Dinka SPLA and the villages they occupied in Shilluk land. All the Shilluks in SPLA should come out to defend their civilians before Dinka could finish them.

The purpose of this list is to bring the case to the international community that one day Salva Kiir will face justice in the court of law accused of genocide. Also the Shilluk communities will one day commemorates the death of civilians and asked God the Almighty to punish those who committed this genocide.

SHILLUK CIVILIANS KILLED BY SPLA IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF SHILLUK COUNTIES

S/No	Name	Sex	Age in Yr	Village	Date of Death	County	Site of Killing	Cause of death	Remarks
01	John Olwak Kur	Male	37	Dur	6/3/2011	Panyikang	Dur	Gun Shot
02	Yoanes Anei Ayang	Male	34	Dur	6/3/2011	;;	;;	;;
03	Maurice Stephen Odol	Male	32	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
04	William John Awol	Male	25	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
05	Thomas Andrew Oyath	Male	25	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
06	Otor Aleng Koryak	Male	62	Thathim	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
07	Opwol Laa Maijok	Male	60	Tahthim	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
08	Onoj Ashiek	Male	30	Thathim	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
09	Okoth Onak Luakyak	Male	34	Thathim	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
10	Chan Nyajwok	Male	18	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
11	Okutdwok Yor Ajawang	Male	39	Dur	6/3//2011	,,	,,	,,
12	Oyor Otor Otong	Male	38	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
13	Tressa Nyakal Luigi	Female	71	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
14	Nyagak Tor Mayom	Female	55	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
15	Achol Agaw	Female	40	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
16	Chol Jago Deng	Male	25	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
17	Omac Adyang Agaw	Male	18	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
18	Ogash Bol Kumday	Male	16	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
19	Akoth Adwok Ajobong	Female	31	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
20	Nyatholong Adwok	Female	18	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
21	Aboy Yor Ajobong	Male	37	Tufugia	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
22	Ayul Amuc Awan	Male	75	Awaw	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
23	Nya-Khartoum Ayul	Female	60	Awaw	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
24	Paulino Adwok Ador	Male	30	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
25	Nyabac Yor Onyuello	Female	59	Adod	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
26	Micheal Obeny Aban	Male	42	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
27	Chol Kuol Kur	Male	36	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
28	Oyor Otor Ajak	Male	38	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
29	Tino Adwok Ajang	Female	25	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
30	Nyanok Adwok Ajang	Female	67	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
31	Chol Ahmed Ajang	Male	48	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
32	Weli Jago Ajawang	Male	15	Alel	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
33	Otor Jago Ajawang	Male	55	Alel	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
34	Adyang Ayong Ayul	Male	8	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
35	Nyabac Amum Adwok	Female	57	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
36	Kur Bol Adwok	Male	12	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
37	Achol Adiek Gok	Female	80	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
38	David Pio Okok	Male	40	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
39	Juma Olay Otieno	Male	35	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
40	Abar Odhong Achobek	Male	40	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
41	Omot Nyawol Abor	Male	11	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
42	Nyabwonyo Tor Adok	Female	49	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
43	Achol	Female	18	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
44	Owor Andrew	Male	82	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
45	Akwolong Chol	Male	78	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
46	Obwonyo Agaw Lual	Male	15	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
47	Nyadier Ogwel Ajing	Female	20	Adodo	6/3/2011	Makal	Adodo	,,
48	Nyamum Akwoc Nyibong	Female	28	Kwogo	6/3/2011	Makal	Kwogo	,,
49	Jago Adwok Yor	Male	54	Kwogo	6/3/2011	Makal	Kwogo	,,
50	Shieklek Dewal	Male	80	Kwogo	6/3/2011	Makal	Kwogo	,,
51	Augustino Ochan Yomon	Male	29	Dur	6/3/2011	Panyikang	Dur	,,
52	William Vanasio	Male	35	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
53	William Deng	Male	28	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
54	Tona Chol Otwel	Male	45	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
55	Cangjwok Yogeng Akwoc	Male	32	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
56	Oliny Luong	Male	30	Makal	6/3/2011	Makal	Makal	,,
57	Estimir Yor Oywac	Male	33	Dur	6/3/2011	Makal	Dur	,,
58	Obac Luong	Male	37	Makal	6/3/2011	Makal	Makal	,,
59	Juma William	Male	41	Dur	6/3/2011	Panyikang	Dur	,,
60	Wadeng Akulith	Male	29	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
61	Paulino Deng Kujo	Male	37	Makal	6/3/2011	Makal,	Makal	,,
62	Adwok Mayong Ador	Male	40	Dur	6/3/2011	Panyikang	Dur	,,
63	Odhong Laa Kur	Male	36	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
64	Pakwan Anei Anyaiding	Male	31	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
65	Paromi Dak Akiw	Male	28	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
66	Oman Awur	Male	18	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
67	Cangjwok Ageng Ngor	Male	48	Dur	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
68	Aban Dak Pakwan	Male	45	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	,,	,,
69	Pacbene Adowin Nyikwac	Male	13	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
70	Onuar Deng Awur	Male	35	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
71	Okony Aban Anyang	Male	27	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
72	Oyay Adwok Obeny	Male	65	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
73	Aban Owiyiwok Ocam	Male	48	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
74	Racpiny Pamet Dak	Male	16	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
75	Sebit Otwali Nyibek	Male	22	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
76	Ojwok Okan Deng	Male	26	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
77	Pajwan Nyibong	Male	14	Owaci	6/3/2011	,,	Owaci	Gun Shot
78	Owak Ogwen Nyibong	Male	36	Tonga	16/6/2012	,,	Tonga	Gun Shot	Lynched
79	Paul Opwot Okac	Male	32	Dur	8/3/2011	,,	Dur	Gun Shot	Lynched
80	Yoanes Dewin Otor	Male	24	Lelo Obwa	7/3/2011	Makal	Lelo Obwa	Gun Shot	Lynched
81	Micheal Aban Wahn	Male	37	Owaci	9/3/2011	Makal	Owaci	Gun Shot	Lynched
82	Jago Ageng Ajang	Male	85	Wadajwok	9/3/2011	Makal	Wadajwok	Gun Shot	Lynched
83	Obac Akwoc Matjak	Male	19	Wadajwok	9/3/2011	Makal	Wadajwok	Gun Shot	Lynched
84	Ogwaok Nyibong Kiir	Male	56	Makal	9/3/2011	Makal	Dur	Gun Shot	Lynched
85	Obac Adwok Kuol	Male	48	Makal	12/3/2011	Makal	Makal	Gun Shot	Lynched
86	Nyawello Othur Olawo	Male	26	Kodok	23/3/2011	Fashoda	Kodok	Gun Shot	Lynched
87	Mathew Denis Ayuok Kur	Male	29	Tonga	30/7/2011	Panyikang	Kodok	Gun Shot	Lynched
88	Okok Oliw	Male	45	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
89	Aban Ayul	Female	25	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
90	Ocwop Ogwal Yieljak	Male	27	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
91	Othwohn Yor Geng	Male	65	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
92	Amum Both	Male	42	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
93	Sebit Loth Alwong	Male	16	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
94	Obac Aban Ajang	Male	19	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
95	Wadeng Odienj Alwong	Male	19	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
96	Ochar Othom Awan	Male	18	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
97	Olwak Sebit Ageng	Male	24	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
98	Ngor Koryom Alwong	Male	35	Nagdiar	10/11/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
99	Ronyo Chan Ngor	Male	28	Nagdiar	9/1/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
100	Awan Aallwong Aba	Male	40	Nagdiar	9/1/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
101	Lua Amum Yor	Male	39	Nagdiar	9/1/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
102	Opiti Nyiker	Male	25	Nagdiar	9/1/2009	,,	Nagdiar	Gun Shot	Lynched
103	Chyen Ochir Nimeng	Male	20	Nagdiar	9/1/2009	,,	Nagdia	Gun Shot	Lynched
104	Deng Ajawin	Male	40	Nagdiar	9/1/2009	,,	Nagdia	Gun Shot	Lynched
105	Prince Akic Dak Padiet	Male	53	Pathaw	3/7/2009	Makal	Pathaw	Gun Shot	Lynched
106	Nyman Pagan Ajang	Female	65	Padit	6/6/2009	Makal	Padit	Gun Shot	Lynched
107	Nyijok Olwak Anok	Male	43	Padit	6/6/2009	Makal	Padit	Gun Shot	Lynched
108	Ogomac Othom Jabur	Male	10	Wau	6/8/2009	Makal	Wau	Gun Shot	Lynched
109	Ocheti Bodho Akol	Male	31	Pathaw	7/8/2009	Makal	Pathaw	Gun Shot	Lynched
110	Mijwok Adwok DongNyial	Male	70	Bol	10/3/2009	Makal	Bol	Gun Shot	Lynched
111	Nyarengi Ogur Adijok	Female	37	Bol	11/11/2010	Fashoda	Bol	Gun Shot	Lynched
112	Adwok Odol Mijwok	Male	12	Bol	11/11/2010	Fashoda	Bol	Gun Shot	Lynched
113	Olew Mijwok Adwok	Male	10	Bol	11/11/2010	Fashoda	Bol	Gun Shot	Lynched
114	Acwil Mijwok Adwok	Female	4	Bol	11/11/2010	Fashoda	Bol	Gun Shot	Lynched
115	Ogat Akol Aba	Male	19	Bol	11/11/2010	Fashoda	Bol	Gun Shot	Lynched
116	Awol Omay Ogwen	Male	37	Lul Otang	3/3/2012	Fashoda	Lul Otang	Gun Shot	Lynched
117	Otor Othialo Ajarial	Male	75	Abanim	8/9/2012	Fashoda	Abanim	Gun Shot	Lynched
118	Onani Otor Ajang	Male	38	Agodo	1/10/2010	Fashoda	Kodok	Gun Shot	Lynched
119	Peter Othow Anei Nyaba	Male	58	Gulo	7/10/2010	Fashoda	Gulo	Gun Shot	Lynched
120	Nyawello Othur Othow	Male	16	Ngonyam	13/10/2010	Fashoda	Kodok	Gun Shot	Lynched
121	Okuc Deng Mayik	Male	56	Bol	4/7/2010	Fashoda	Dingjol	Gun Shot	Lynched
122	Anyang Aba Kiir	Male	35	Both	16/6/2010	Fashoda	Both	Gun Shot	Lynched
123	Otor Adwok Wello	Male	30	Both	16/6/2010	Fashoda	Both	Gun Shot	Lynched
124	Abaan Kimo Nyidhok	Female	42	Both	16/6/2010	Fashoda	Both	Gun Shot	Lynched
125	Ngor Orac Kukel	Male	15	Nyingaro	13/7/2010	Fashoda	Both	Gun Shot	Lynched
126	Arenyi Bol Acien	Male	48	Lul Otang	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Both	Gun Shot	Lynched
127	Nyibol Adwok Athiik	Female	52	Lul Otang	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Bienythiang	Gun Shot	Lynched
128	Lam Nyathap Athiir	Male	12	Lul Otang	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Lul Otang	Gun Shot	Lynched
129	Balash Olwal Lamitho	Male	15	Lul Otang	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Lul Otang	Gun Shot	Lynched
130	Oboki Chol Wolo	Male	30	Lul Otang	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Lul Otang	Gun Shot	Lynched
131	Deng Adung Adiang	Male	66	Lul Otang	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Lul Otang	Gun Shot	Lynched
132	Chol Awak Deng	Male	17	Tungmier Lul	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Lul Otang	Gun Shot	Lynched
133	Anam Othow Nyawello	Male	25	Lul Otang	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Lul Otang	Gun Shot	Lynched
134	Alobo Onywany	Male	13	Pabur	4/9/2010	Fashoda	Pabur	Gun Shot	Lynched

Comments to Analysis and summary:

The figure of (134) one hundred and thirty-four slain collo (Shilluk) civilians would have risen, if bodies of secretly killed were recovered. Most of the victims were and are cut being killed, either their stomachs are cut open and thrown to the river and do not float. Some are killed in the forest far away from houses where these are no witnesses or left to be eaten by birds and wild animals. These missing and being fetched are pronounced dead.

This mad mess killings, rapes, looting and harassments apparently tantamount to genocide in the collo Kingdom land. This is with the knowledge of the government of South Sudan by deploying one tribe army in the area. The C-in-C of the SPLA and the president of the young nation had backed and arrange the deployment of these cruel soldiers under the command of one tribe commanders with a programme i.e Division (7) Seven was deployed in the whole of Shilluk area western Nile from Manyo under the command of hostile Dinka Major-General Matur who had upper hand in killing the Shilluks. The HQs is in Owaci, Panyikang County upto Manyo County.

The second is Division (1) One where the same cruel soldiers are deployed under the same one tribe commander Major-General Ajonga replaced again by Major-General.

The plan is to grab and encroach the collo land be occupied by Dinka Dingjol, Ngok in the east of the Nile, the land they claimed to be their ancestors land. This is the policy and plans of what they called Padang organization.

This wass executed by H.E. The President of South Sudan when he physically flew to an area known as Pijo belonging to Shilluk and declared it a Dinka land and annexed it to Jonglei State which is ridiculous. So the same plocy goes on, the Shilluks are still being killed so that they leave their land and nobody intervened because the government belongs to one tribe or the majority in the government is from one tribe.Very unfortunate

The Author lives in the Republic of South Sudan. He could be reached at [email protected]

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