Meet Majak, Gen. Lagu’s ‘Congole’ who made Molotov bombs and procured guns for Anya-Nya fighters
Before he became a gun procurer for the Anya-Nya I fighters, Majak Riak carried homemade petrol bombs in a backpack, throwing them at Sudanese government vehicles before running to safety. Known as “Congole,” the veteran says he was entrusted by the late General Joseph Lagu with procuring weapons through Congo during the first liberation struggle. For Majak Riak, the late General Joseph Lagu was more than a military commander. He was the man who gave him a nickname, entrusted him with responsibilities during the first liberation struggle and, in his words, gave him a life that enabled him to witness the birth of an independent South Sudan. Known by his battlefield nickname, “Congole,” Majak is an Anya-Nya I veteran from Yirol in Lakes State. He says the name was given to him by Lagu in 19…
