Christmas period calm save for four deaths, says police boss

Four people died in separate road accidents on Sunday. According to the national police, the deaths stemmed from traffic malpractices such as reckless driving, drink-driving and overspeeding.

The Spokesperson of the National Police Service, Maj. Gen Daniel Justine, told The City Review yesterday that the Christmas celebrations were calm across the country save a few incidences of road carnage noted between December 24 and December 25.

According to the police boss, the officers recorded nearly 50 traffic accidents, albeit with no deaths over those two days. Justine said there were cases where individuals sustained serious injuries and were hospitalised, while 38 others who had minor injuries were treated and released.

 “All of these involved motorbikes, drivers and motorists,” he said.

He said the law enforcers intensified surveillance on Saturday on the roads to regulate traffic, and as a result, the accidents were relatively low: they were only four cases of motorcycle accidents and 16 cases of normal accidents.

 “We registered nine severe injuries whereby some people broke their legs and hands and some four cases of death yesterday, all as a result of accidents,’’ he lamented.

He also revealed that 27 members of the criminal  “niggers gang’’ were arrested on Saturday. In this group were four girls who engaged in a brawl in Hai Thoura.

 “We opened a case in Juba northern division and they are being investigated. So generally the situation was fine, but the children sometimes are the ones who want to fight each other (the niggers) but they are controlled,’’ he assured.

He urged the public to work with security forces on the ground saying “they are there for their service, but have to adhere to what the traffic police is saying and have to follow the rules when using the road, especially, boda boda riders who sometimes overtake incorrectly, resulting in accidents.”