Traders in Tonj town have complained about increasing theft cases in the main market at night.

This comes after thieves broke into a shop in the market on Wednesday and went away with 157,000 SSP and other valuables.

The traders closed their shops and demonstrated in Tonj for several hours before the state government promised to provide security patrols at night to provide their businesses.

The acting governor of Tonj state, Teresa Awien Dal, has vowed to apprehend to the criminals