The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission deputy chairperson on Sunday said the rebel leader David Yau Yau confirmed he was not joining any movement, but ready for peaceful negotiations.
Torit Emeritus Catholic Bishop Paride Taban told the congregation at Christ the King Cathedral in Yei that Yau Yau stopped fighting and was committed to peace, Easter Radio reported.
He disapproved rumours that Yau Yau joined the political violence that happened in Juba and spread to other parts of the country.
The Emeritus Bishop called on South Sudanese to live the life of Christ because absence of love, forgiveness, charity and humility would continuously bring destruction to the country.
Bishop Taban made the remarks while presiding over the Eucharistic celebration of the feast of Holy Family at Christ the King Cathedral in Yei.