Like the other two hostages; Mading Akueth who attended the enthronement of Bishop in Panyagor will return to Juba safe but that was not the case. When the UN helicopter took off from Panyagor airstrip; Mading Akueth knew he was going to Juba according to the UN green light that is used to travel on United Nations planes operated by the UN Mission in South Sudan. The two Russian pilots who were pilot locked themselves to the cockpit but change the direction to the areas controlled by the South Sudanese Opposition forces. The three South Sudanese who happened to be all Dinka knew that things were not going to be the same again after they noticed the direction of the plane. When they landed at Jiec Payam which is a part of Ayod district; the security forces rushed into the plane where the first two Mading and Chol were picked but Aleer was left only to follow later. During the incident; UN pilots did nothing to help according to one of the hostages. They were interrogated and detained. Out of them were two humanitarian workers and one civil servant.
South Sudanese Hostages freed: Mading Akueth
Mading wearing a shirt with stripes
Like the other two hostages; Mading Akueth who attended the enthronement of Bishop in Panyagor will return to Juba safe but that was not the case. When the UN helicopter took off from Panyagor airstrip; Mading Akueth knew he was going to Juba according to the UN green light that is used to travel on United Nations planes operated by the UN Mission in South Sudan. The two Russian pilots who were pilot locked themselves to the cockpit but change the direction to the areas controlled by the South Sudanese Opposition forces. The three South Sudanese who happened to be all Dinka knew that things were not going to be the same again after they noticed the direction of the plane. When they landed at Jiec Payam which is a part of Ayod district; the security forces rushed into the plane where the first two Mading and Chol were picked but Aleer was left only to follow later. During the incident; UN pilots did nothing to help according to one of the hostages. They were interrogated and detained. Out of them were two humanitarian workers and one civil servant.
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