(RUMBEK NORTH, LAKES STATE) – Authorities in Rumbek North County have confirmed that inter clan fighting between the Anien and Pajok clans of the Gak section of the Pakam community has left one person dead and six others injured. The clash reportedly began over a dispute involving an impregnated girl.Continue Reading
(RENK COUNTY) – A South Sudanese man who fled his homeland during the war of the 1980s has returned home after four decades, following months of imprisonment in Sudan where he says he was tortured and starved. Daud Mahmoud Abdullah, originally from Aweil, left South Sudan in the mid 1980sContinue Reading
(YIROL WEST COUNTY) – The South Sudan National Police Service has confirmed the arrest of eight suspects in connection with the reported gang rape of a 10 year old girl in Aluakluak Payam, Yirol West County, Lakes State. Police spokesperson Major General James Monday Enoka said the incident took placeContinue Reading
The Police Commissioner in Western Equatoria State has verified that five suspects have been apprehended in relation to the recent slaying of a senior education official in Yambio. Major General Philip Madut Tong informed Eye Radio from Yambio town that the individuals stand accused of the murder of Peter Mbia,Continue Reading
Police in Western Bahr el Ghazal State have apprehended eight suspects involved in the possession and distribution of illegal drugs, including marijuana and crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as Bongo and Ice. State Police Commissioner, Major General Abiengo Akol Ayuang, disclosed that among the suspects are six men and two womenContinue Reading
(AWEIL EAST COUNTY) – A woman is in custody in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State after allegedly stabbing her co-wife to death in a family dispute, according to local officials. The incident took place in Rum-rol, Madhol Payam, Aweil East County, and has left the community in shock. The deceasedContinue Reading
Police in Western Equatoria State have announced the arrest of five suspects in connection with the killing of a senior education official who was fatally shot at his home earlier this month. Peter Michael Mbia, the director general of the Ministry of General Education and Instruction in the state, wasContinue Reading
(WAU, JUR RIVER COUNTY) – The governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Emmanuel Primo Okello, has instructed local authorities and security forces in Jur River County to act swiftly to stop the growing cases of looting along the Wau-Tonj Road. Speaking on Wednesday during the handover of a multipurposeContinue Reading
(LAINYA COUNTY) – A human rights activist has condemned the reported gang rape of two schoolgirls in Lainya County, Central Equatoria State, urging swift justice under South Sudan’s laws. Local authorities confirmed the arrest of two men in connection with the alleged assault, which took place on Tuesday afternoon inContinue Reading
(JUBA) – A Kenyan engineer has been freed following an abduction in South Sudan’s Morobo County, officials and local church leaders confirmed. Richard Matiangi was kidnapped on Wednesday, July 30, after armed assailants ambushed a vehicle near Bazi, around three miles from Morobo town, close to the border with theContinue Reading
