Highlights
- The South Sudanese forces kill Karbino Wol in Rumbek
- The arrest of Karbino Wol and the pardoning by President Kiir
- Karbino’s businesses and bank accounts closed
Karbino was a businessman whom he is also a trained soldier and captain who once served as a member of the National Security Service’s member. The reasons for his arrest in April of 2018 was never said, and he was not taken to court for it. However, he was later charged and convicted for the riot at a National Security facility on 7 Oct 2018 which he was branded as a leader. President Salva Kiir pardoned Karbino Wol Agook in Jan 2019. On the 6 Jun, Kerbino announced in an interview VOA that he was going to lead a new movement.
“I’m calling to launch our official manifesto… we are the & October Movement. This movement is launched within South Sudan. This is a historic day… and the people who are behind this movement are the young people…I am deep in the sacred land of this country. I am in the home soil of the country standing in solidarity with my fellow citizens.”
The soldiers who went for mission shared most of the picture at the scene. More than five graphics images of Kerbino Wol showing how he was shot in the head, dragged on the grassed and striped are circulating on social media. One photo is showing the faces of the army officers looking down to the lifeless body, and one soldier can be seen wearing the uniform of tiger division. There are reports that Karbino was killed with others. The South Sudanese army spokesperson Lul Ruai confirmed the death of Karbino on a video posted to the social media sites
“Our gallant forces from 16 Infantry Brigade of 6 Insanitary Division conducted a very successful surgical offensive operation against outlaws of the October Movement founded by Kerbion Wol Agok,”
There was another attack alleged to have the connection to the search for Kerbino claimed the lives of members of one family in Rumbek. The army was accused of the attacking the family of Monydiar Maker Magaar whom the killed with his young son. The wife and children were left with gun wounds. The South Sudanese army spokesperson mentioned the operation that killed Karbino but addressed nothing to confirm or deny if these two raids are related. Another video purported to be that of Monydiar’s wife posted social media, and hear what she said about the incident.
Photo showing soldiers looking down at the body of Wol Source: Supplied
“My names are Nyangang Maric. I was shot by people who came home. They surrounded our fence and my hut at night, 4 am…. The soldiers started shooting while we were talking. They pointed all guns to our hut and that when I started to run out. I was shot while outside, and that where my child was killed and the rest of the children were injured. My husband was shot on his hip, and he ran with the bullet but died shortly near the house at the farm. They have also killed our cows.”
Who Is Kabrion Kuanyin Agook?
Monydiar and his wife in separate photos Source: Supplied
Kerbino Wol Agook was a South Sudanese philanthropist and entrepreneur who founded KASS Security. According to Kerbino’s website, he joined the Sudanese People Liberation Arm at a very young age of 12 years. KASS Security agency employed many young people in South Sudan and mentored some of them. Kerbino also owned and run a chain of businesses from Restaurants, Flame Grill, and advance Executive Conference Centre. He was the founder of the Nile Foundation, which was a branch doing charitable work, including support for schools.
In October of 2018, the Amnesty International UK called for the release of Karbino Wol after being kept in prison for more than six months without trial.
“ Kerbino Agok Wol, a South Sudanese businessman and philanthropist, has been languishing in detention since 27 Apr. He is being held at the National Security Service (NSS) headquarters in Juba. He has been denied access to a lawyer and has not been informed of any charges against him. His health has deteriorated since he was detained, and he has not been given adequate medical care.”
Kerbino and many other political prisoners were kept at the Nation Securit facility or Blue House. Kerbino led the protest which later turned into a riot on the 7 Oc 2018. He was then charged, taken to court and imprisoned for ten years until when the President pardoned him. On the 11 Oct 2018, the Bank of South Sudan closed all of the Kerbino’s accounts for every company he owns. SBS Dinka couldn’t confirm if his bank’s accounts or all that were frozen were given back to him after his release.
Wol with school children Source: Supplied
The death of Kerbino Wol Agok left many young people that he knew him or he worked within shock and here are the few comments. Names of those with comments are withheld for security reasons.
Dr Jok Madut
“The death of Kerubino Wol Agok today at the hands of our state, regardless of his crime, represents one of the saddest moments and a blot on our conscience as a young state looking for its moral compass. It’s only comparable to the day a liberation hero, George Athor Deng, died in the same manner.”
Lual
“I never thought of him rebelling….Maybe what happened to him made turn himself against the government. He was humiliated. His two companies were destroyed and got jail for two years may be why. All I know he was a good person. He was loved by all 64 tribe youths who knew from Diaspora or within South Sudan. Rest in Peace Big K”.
Jok
“At a time when the profiteers were afraid to invest in the country because they feared the mess they had turned the country into, Kerbino decided to invest in the country. He believed in a peaceful, liberal, democratic, and free South Sudan.”
Dut
“A young entrepreneur who created jobs employed hundreds sponsored a few South Sudanese (albeit being family members) to school. In his small way, he was creating the South Sudan our martyrs died for. The South Sudan that’s hunger-free.”
