UNMISS establishes temporary base in Lobonok in Central Equatoria to deter road ambushes

The UN Mission in South Sudan has established a temporary peacekeeping base at Lobonok, Central Equatorian region, to help deter violence after a surge in armed attacks on civilians and humanitarian convoys.

Yesterday, two civilians were killed and four injured when a vehicle was ambushed by heavily armed men reported to belong to the National Salvation Front on the road between Yei and Lasu. The incident follows similar road-side attacks in the past few days on humanitarian convoys travelling along the Juba-Yei road where people were shot, and trucks were looted and torched.

The Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer says the establishment of the base is expected to bring calm to Lobonok. He noted that the request to establish the temporary base came from the local people in the area. 
He spoke to Miraya's Sani Martin in an exclusive interview.