The former governor of South Sudan’s central bank, Moses Makur Deng Manguak, has been placed under house arrest in Juba shortly after returning from medical treatment abroad, his family said.
Manguak, who led the Bank of South Sudan for eight months in 2022, was detained upon his arrival this week from India, where he had undergone head surgery.
“The former governor is under house arrest. We are all put under house arrest with him in Thongpiny,” family member Johnson Mangar told Radio Tamazuj, referring to a residential suburb in the capital.
According to Mangar, security forces initially took Manguak to the Blue House — the headquarters of the National Security Service (NSS) — before transferring him back to his residence due to his fragile health.
While the government has not issued a formal statement, the detention appears to be part of a broader sweep targeting high-profile figures in the finance and security sectors.
Mangar noted rumors regarding “money signed” during Manguak’s brief tenure as governor, though the former official has denied the allegations.
Armed NSS personnel are currently stationed at Manguak’s compound. Family members present at the time of the raid are allowed limited movement, but no outside visitors are permitted entry.
Manguak served as bank governor from January to August 2022, following a career as a senior director within the central bank specializing in supervision and statistics.
On Thursday, former finance minister Marial Dongrin Ater was arrested in Rumbek and flown to Juba. Earlier this week, Maj. Gen. Manasseh Machar Bol, a senior security official previously stationed at the Ministry of Petroleum, was also taken into custody.
Former undersecretary of the Ministry of Petroleum, Deng Lual Wuol, was summoned to the National Security Service (NSS) for questioning on Friday morning, according to a source familiar with the matter.