Radio Miraya
2863: Exclusive Interview: Heavy Gunfire in Juba - Army Spokesperson Clarifies
- Hello, we are back with another update on the unfolding situation in Juba. The army is reporting that the heavy gunshots being heard in Juba are coming from the home of the former director of the former director general of the National Security Service, internal security bureau, General Akkul Koch. Army spokesperson, Major General Lul Rice, spoke to Radio Mira Ashok a while ago, and he's asking the public to remain calm we spoke to Major General Lul just a short while ago. - You know, I was shooting about 30 minutes ago, - They're shooting, that's what we're currently ongoing. - Yeah, it does, it is room now. But let me give you the version that I was given early on by our chief of defense forces. - Yes, I can hear you. - I'm saying he has been shooting as young regimes, but I would like to give you the first version that I was given to me by the chief of defense forces. - Yes. - Is that some run over 30 minutes ago, they were shooting at the rest of the former spy chief, General Akkul Koch, and he was involved in our own security forces that had been deployed there to provide extra security. You know, there are two levels of security. There's the outer protection force that applied to him that had been deployed around his residence to give extra protection, and there were the close-up protection to him within his compound. So there was misunderstanding between the two forces, we do not know what that happens. And that misunderstanding, we generated in gunfire that you had early on, and as a result, two servicemen were shot and wounded. And he response our chief of defense forces, General Santina, then rushed to the scene. He was able to contain the situation by ordering them to cease further hostilities. And that investigation would be carried out tomorrow and exactly what that happened. Regarding the resumption just a few minutes ago, we also do not know, but I'm very sure it will be contained again. - And we will act by the public in terms of movement. - We'll let everyone remain at this or at a place. The situation is being contained. Let them remain indoors until the updates are given. But of course, it is clearly a limited shooting incident at the residence. And we strongly believe that it will not escalate since it's a civil defense force where the scene of fighting and instructed them to cease further failure. - So you say it will not escalate, but it just resumed and it's ongoing. - Well, when we talk of escalation is moving from the original area of shooting to other parts of the town. That's what we call escalation in my opinion. - On social media, there are some reports of shooting in Guillada, Blue House, as well as the size of your logo. Is that true? - That's possible, but those were without, they were couldn't for the gin. Those were normally support lowlessness and state of Guadalcan. But they are not shooting for any reason at all. Blue should be, I should have more reasonable reason for shooting are the ones that were involved in the actions of fire. But those who are shooting it is random shooting. Random shooting. And our security personnel that are on duty will also look into that. So the people of South Sudan, that is just being contained. - All right, thank you very much. - Ami, spokesperson, Major, General Lu Ruay, they're speaking to Radio Miraya on the shooting that is ongoing in the town.