Statement by UNMISS Force Commander Maj. Gen. Delali Johnson Sakyi

Juba, 11 March 2014 - I am addressing you today in my capacity as the Force Commander of the troops serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). In that capacity, I am responsible for overseeing and supervising all activities and operations of our peacekeeping contingents throughout the country. I am also speaking to you as the most senior Ghanaian officer in the Mission. In that capacity I have an obligation to clarify the issue of the weapons and ammunition belonging to the newly-arrived Ghanaian contingent, after its cargo which was being transported to Bentiu via Rumbek was found to include weapons and ammunition.