Darfur (Sunatimes) Southern Sudan police have arrested more than seventy Somali people in Jubba, the capital of Southern Sudan State.

Police carried out operations to hunt down down people who are illegally staying in the country.

The arrested people are being held in the army center in the outskirt of Jubba, the capital of Southern Sudan State.

No statement was given by the Sudanese government or the immigration department of the country regarding the arrest of the people.

People of Ethiopian and Eritrian origins were also arrested in the crackdown. Sources say these people will be deported back to their respective countries.

There are many Somali people who carry out business activities in Southern Sudan.

By Muhiima Ahmed