Over the course of the previous two nights security fears have grown in the town of Maridi, southern Sudan, as the rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army(LRA) launched consecutive attacks on the population.
Ockenden International, who are working on capacity and skills based programmes in the area, have been informed that 3 people were abducted on Monday night and a further five on Tuesday.
The LRA are known to be operating in the Western Equatorial province of Sudan having recently been forced out of Uganda and the DRC. Security has been a concern after several attacks on the main roads in the province specifically targeting NGO and relief agency workers.
The LRA are well known for their brutality, often abducting, raping and murdering people arbitrarily. The situation remains very tense, especially at night.
Head of Policy at Ockenden International, Graham Wood said on Wednesday that:
" The town of Maridi is home to a large number of displaced people, who have escaped from the conflicts currently going on in other areas of Sudan. The heightened sense of insecurity posed by these recent attacks not only hinders our ability to assist the population but compounds the trauma that they have already suffered."
