Director of Public Relations and spokesperson for the National Security Service/David John Kumuri, speaking to the media in Juba on June 29th, 2026
By Awuou Michael
The National Security Service (NSS) has dismissed allegations linking the Director General of the Internal Security Bureau (ISB), General Akec Tong Aleu, to mining activities in Tonj South County of Warrap State, describing the claims as false and malicious.
Speaking during a press briefing at the Internal Security Bureau headquarters in Juba on Monday, ISB Public Relations spokesperson David John Kumuri said the allegations published by Watchdog Press and circulated on social media were intended to tarnish the reputation of the Director General, the bureau, and other individuals named in the reports.
The allegations claimed that General Akec Tong Aleu, Senior Presidential Envoy on Special Programs, Adut Salva Kiir, and others had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding mineral extraction in Tonj South County.
Kumuri rejected the claims, saying they were “false, unsubstantiated and propagandist,” adding that they formed part of a conspiracy to damage the image of the Internal Security Bureau and its leadership.
“The National Security Service seeks to disassociate the Director General of the Internal Security Bureau from these erroneous claims and allegations,” Kumuri said.
He stressed that mining does not fall within the mandate of the National Security Service under the National Security Act, 2014, as amended in 2024.
“The National Security Service informs the public that mining is not part of our mandate as a security institution,” he said.
Kumuri added that any assignments undertaken by the Director General outside his official responsibilities would be carried out only under the authority of the President of the Republic, through an official presidential order.
The spokesperson also warned against what he described as the growing misuse of social media to spread defamatory information, saying authorities would enforce the recently enacted Cybercrime and Computer Misuse law against those responsible.
He said the Internal Security Bureau had engaged digital forensic experts to identify individuals behind the online posts and similar publications.
“Once apprehended, the ISB will arrest them, investigate them thoroughly, and arraign them before the courts for the law to take its course,” Kumuri said.
He urged the public to disregard the allegations, reaffirming the bureau’s commitment to fulfilling its constitutional mandate and protecting the institution’s integrity.
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