Assistant Parish Priest in Abyei region revealed untold suffering of more than five thousand Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs from Unity State of Upper Nile region, lacking shelter, food, medical care and other basic needs in Agok area.
Fr Biong Kuol told CRN on Saturday in a telephone interview that the situation of IDPs there was very difficult, saying efforts made by faith based organizations including Caritas proved inadequate given the huge influx of IDPs from Dinam and. Mayom areas.
He identified three open camps without shelters containing many IDPs including Rumameer, Magyar and Munjangdinkaya.
Fr Kuol appealed to government to intervene in the situation to save lives.
He criticised state actors for lack of care for innocent suffering people, urging political leaders to listen to the voice of the voiceless.
Fr Kuol urged state actors to have mercy of God upon the suffering nation.
The priest questioned why politicians caused suffering to their electorates, revealing that Dinka and Nuer in Abyei live together peacefully.
Fr Kuol told humanitarian organizations to act without delay to rescue lives of IDPs living under trees amid heavy rainfall in Abyei.