South Sudan Military Debunks Allegations of Coup Attempt

The South Sudanese military has debunked rumours of an alleged coup attempt against President Salva KiiR…

Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang, the official spokesman of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), responded to the allegations while speaking to Radio Tamazuj yesterday afternoon after a security meeting.

Lul described the reports of an attempted coup as unfounded allegations.

He said “Those who came up with claims of an attempted coup in Juba are terrible liars, and those are enemies of peace who want to cause panic among the population. If there had been an attempted coup, things could not have become normal like they are now in Juba. Who are the coup plotters, if I may ask them?”.

These allegations surfaced on social media, suggesting an orchestrated effort by several National Security Services (NSS) officers to remove the 72-year-old Salva Kiir from power.

President Kiir, who has ruled the oil-rich nation since its independence from neighbouring Sudan in July 2011, was before independence, the president of the semi-autonomous region of southern Sudan and the first vice president of Sudan.