Imatong state governor said at least 22,000 returnees have return to Pageri County and are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
In a press briefing on Monday in his office in Torit, Tobiolo Alberio Oromo says people returning home from camps are hungry because all their food were looted by soldiers during the fight. Emmanuel Radio reports
Governor Alberio confirms the humanitarian situation of returnees is worse since there are no good schools and health facilities in the area.
Alberio calls on those in camps to come back home and join their families to prepare their land for the coming rainy season.
He states that a great number of people who fled the country for refuge are now returning home and promise them with good security
Governor Alberio warns that some returnees might go back to camps if the humanitarian situation continues worsening.
Alberio appeals to the humanitarian organizations to help people of Pageri County with emergency support before assessment.
He says a great number of returnees are still in Nimule town ready to come home but fear of lack of security is preventing them from coming.
Alberio calls on the conflicting parties to stop violence so as to open way for returnees to come back home.