Civil population of Raja County is urging the night patrol team to cooperate with them during the curfew season.
This call came after a number of cases of arbitrary arrests, threats, intimidation of civilians keep increasing during the curfew hours.
Elmound Ricardo Fabiano, a resident of Hai Lamva, said night patrol team arrested them together with his neighbour when they were escorting his wife to the hospital around 8:30 PM.
He explained to Catholic Radio Network about the experience they got at the hands of patrol team.
El Sheikh Abdelmajid Harun Selim revealed that he and one of the religious leaders were also detained at the military headquarters for two days before they were bailed out on cost of 10,000 SSP, when they were for evening prayers in the Mosque.
Secretary General of former Lol State, Boutros Woll, denied the accusation, saying night patrol teams were instructed not to loot or beat civilians.
‘The joint operation or curfew officers are not meant to arrest people. They are to maintain law, order and discipline; we want people to abide by rules on coronavirus prevention measures’, he explained.
Woll urged the citizens to observe the rules and curfew hours because the national government banned social gatherings as part of controlling the spread of Covid-19.
The government also restricts social gathering to ensure social distancing is practiced.
In March this year immediately after World Health Organisation declared coronavirus as world pandemic, South Sudan government imposed a nationwide curfew to prevent the spread of the Covid-19.