Rumbek police authorities in Lakes State announced banning shooting of guns on May 16, marking SPLM/A Day to avoid criminals from taking advantage.
Acting Police Commissioner Brigadier General Azuma Mangar orders all organized forces not to fire guns at night during the celebrations, warning against people with bad intentions, Radio Good News reported.
May 16 is a nation annual celebration in South Sudan marking the day the army took arms against the Khartoum government in 1983.