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Suspected burglars at Wau Central Police Station [Photo: Radio Tamazuj]
The police in Western Bahr el Ghazal state say investigations into the theft of the office of the Catholic Bishop of Wau in Western Bahr el Ghazal state have been launched and suspects are in police custody.
On May 9th, 2021, thieves broke into the office of the bishop of Wau Catholic Church and made away with USD 20,000, a computer, and a Thuraya phone.
Over the weekend the police arrested five men and two women as prime suspects in the case. They will be arraigned in court for trial.
Major General Samuel Ajuong Chwar, the state police commissioner said, “The investigations are underway and we don’t want to disclose any information because it will affect the investigation process. The crime happened on 9th May and we arrested some but today is the day that we brought the last suspects from Juba.”
Wau Cathedral: File Photo
Burglars broke into the office of the Wau Catholic Diocesan Bishop last Sunday night and stole USD 20,000, over 70,000 SSP, a computer, and a Thuraya satellite mobile phone.
It remains unclear how thieves managed to access the office of the Bishop which is located within the church premises.
According to Western Bahr-el-Ghazal State acting governor, Arkanjelo Anyar Anyar Mel, who is also the state minister of cabinet affairs, the stolen computer contained information about the church and the Diocese of Rumbek which was recently handed over to Wau Bishop Mathew Remijio Adam.
“This morning the state government visited the Bishop of Wau after hearing that there were some destructions, some thieves went in and stole some of the documents,” Minister Anyar said. “In our meeting, the Bishop remarked that they have lost some important documents with the computer that contained the information about the church, including the Diocese of Rumbek which has be