South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) has issued a strong warning that individuals spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories on social media will be tracked down, arrested, and prosecuted.

The agency said it has engaged digital forensic experts and technocrats to identify those responsible for what it described as defamatory and false online posts.

Speaking at a press conference in Juba, NSS spokesperson David John Kumuri said the Internal Security Bureau (ISB) is actively using technological tools to unmask culprits.

“As service issued this statement, experts and technocrats are presently exploring technological forensic services to unearth individuals and groups behind posts of this and similar nature, and once caught shall be apprehended. The ISB will definitely arrest them, investigate them thoroughly and arraign them before the court for the law to take its course.”

Kumuri specifically dismissed circulating claims alleging that Director General of the Internal Security Bureau, General Akec Tong Aleu, had met community leaders from Tonj to discuss a Memorandum of Understanding, mining activities, or related matters.

He described allegations linking General Akec Tong Aleu and Adut Salva Kiir to mining extensions as completely false.

The NSS urged citizens to use social media responsibly and focus on content that promotes national development rather than spreading falsehoods.

Offenders will be charged under the country’s new Cybercrime and Computer Misuse Act.

This latest warning comes amid heightened political activity as South Sudan prepares for elections later this year, with concerns growing over the spread of unverified information online.