Uganda, Feb. 6 -- The ambassador of South Sudan in Uganda, HE Simon Juach Deng has asked all South Sudanese nationals and students in Uganda to always move with their valid identification documents to avoid likely clashes with Ugandan immigration officers.

The ambassador's directive comes barely a week after over 15 South Sudanese were rounded up and detained by Ugandan immigration officers. However, this publication has learnt that 14 of the detainees were released after a swift intervention by the South Sudanese embassy.

Ambassador Deng also dismissed the earlier social media report indicating that their nationals were kidnapped, saying that the victims were legally detained during a routine operation by the immigration authorities. ...