A young man was killed and another one is missing after they were ambushed by armed men in Uror County of Jonglei state on Wednesday, local officials said.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Tang Chatim, the Uror County commissioner said the young men were moving from Pathai to Pulchuol Payam when they were attacked in the Del area on Wednesday.
“One of those men was killed on the spot and the other one is still missing up to now. The youth sent to the incident scene only found his shoes,” Commissioner Tang said.
He added, “Separately, on December 28, some criminals tied an old man to a tree and killed him and made off with his 50 cows in the Duol area of Pulchuol Payam.”
The county commissioner said they suspect that the attackers came from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA).
Gatbel Machar, the county police inspector, said no one was arrested in connection with the attacks which he blamed on suspected cattle raiders.
For his part, Nyany Korok, the deputy head of the GPAA human rights commission, said: “We have been officially informed about the incident. As a government, we have embarked on peace campaigns and we are engaging our Jonglei State counterparts to control the recurring insecurity in our region.”
Source: Radio Tamazuj