South Sudan: Oil Worker Goes On the Run After Accusing Government of Role in Sacking

Sep 13, 2014 | Sudan Tribune
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September 12, 2014 (JUBA) – A sacked oil worker says he has gone on run for his own safety after alleging the South Sudanese government had ordered the dismissal of 14 Nuer employees from China’s Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) amid fears they had joined the country’s rebellion.

The group has dismissed claims they had links to rebels aligned to former vice-president Riek Machar, who also hails from the Nuer tribe, saying they were targeted by the government based on their ethnicity.