Over 200 Sudanese refugees from Blue Nile arrived in Jammam camp in South Sudan on Saturday, with another 5000 on the way.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Monday, the omda Amir Juma Adam said that those people fled from Ingessana Mountains in Blue Nile in Sudan footing for twelve days to reach Jammam area in South Sudan
They fled because of “continuous attacks by the Sudanese armed forces war plane,” according to the leader.
Amir Juma said most of the over 200 citizens from Ingessana area who arrived are children, women and elderly people. Some of these arrivals were assisted by camels and donkeys from al-Foj to Kilo 18.
He added that most of them are sick people and they are now receiving treatment at Jammam hospital.
Adam Rafi, a refugee who moved twelve days footing, narrated to Radio Tamazuj that they left Ingessana mountains as a group of about 5000 people. “Two thousand of us out of the five thousand people managed to make it to SPLM-N controlled area of al-Foj,” he said, with the others still en route in Blue Nile.
The old sick man explained that out of the 2000 who reached the SPLM-N controlled area only 200 of them made it to Jammam camp so far, with many still on their way.
Shifta Gomille, a mother, explained that after al-Foj once they reached ‘Kilo 18’ they were picked up by the UN.
“UN cannot cross up to the SPLM-N controlled area but you have to make your way up to Kilo 18 then UN can pick you up,” she said.
She expressed that they are in need of humanitarian assistance as they were displaced from their villages and all their properties were devastated.