By Jenifer James
The Executive Director of the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization, Edmund Yakani, condemned the use of violence to resolve political disagreements between government forces and the bodyguards of the former Director of the South Sudan National Security.
In a statement to the media on Friday, Edmund Yakani condemned the use of violence to resolve political disagreements, emphasizing that the events of the previous night had caused widespread panic and frustration among the civilian population. He appealed to the bodyguards of political leaders to maintain discipline and refrain from using guns to settle disputes.
“We want to call upon the bodyguards of our leaders that please remain disciplined and be disciplined and don’t entertain the use of the gun for resolving any misunderstanding among yourselves. You have seen what happened yesterday; it has caused panic and frustration among the civil population. We strongly condemn the attitude of using guns as an instrument of resolving your discontented position, whether at the level of the bodyguards or at the level of the leaders.”
Yakani expressed concern over the impact of these violent incidents on the wider public, and the international community called on the leadership to resolve their differences through dialogue rather than resorting to armed conflict, warning that bodyguards should not solve problems with bullets.
“Don’t resolve your problem through the use of the bullets, bodyguards respect the spirit of tranquility for the public and for the citizen, and I hope no more further tensions, no more further classes, and no more further gun shooting,” Yakani said.