YAMBIO – Former Western Equatoria State Governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba has left Yambio for an undisclosed location following his dismissal by President Salva Kiir, elevating tensions within the state capital, residents and safety sources stated on Tuesday.
Futuyo, a senior member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), was eliminated in a series of presidential decrees issued late Monday, together with Vice President James Wani Igga and different senior officers. His social gathering has rejected the transfer, calling it a violation of the 2018 peace settlement.
According to one in all Futuyo’s safety personnel, the ousted governor left Yambio in a single day, together with his bodyguards escorting him out of the city.
“The gunshots yesterday were meant to scare people so that we could move out of Yambio,” the guard advised Sudans Post by telephone from an undisclosed location. “We are now in an unknown place, and we will await further orders from our boss.”
Gunfire was reported in components of Yambio on Monday night time, with a number of residents confirming listening to heavy taking pictures close to the State Secretariat and the governor’s residence.
“There were heavy gunshots near the State House, and the situation is very tense,” a resident of Hai Naduru stated. Another native within the Pozuo space stated safety forces had been patrolling the streets, limiting motion within the city.
Authorities haven’t issued an official assertion on the scenario in Yambio, however sources inside the native authorities stated safety forces had been deployed to stop unrest.
Meanwhile, in Source Yubu, Tambura County, some neighborhood members had been seen celebrating Futuyo’s removing. “We are happy about the president’s decision,” a neighborhood resident stated. “Futuyo’s leadership was divisive, and his removal is a relief for many of us.”
The SPLM-IO has strongly condemned the governor’s dismissal, calling it an assault on the power-sharing settlement.