South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Papa Goch Biar Mawien
At least 19 civilians have been confirmed killed and 17 wounded during Wednesday’s communal clashes between Luacjang youth of Warrap state and Pakam of Lakes state in Luacjang cattle camps of Panyang, Paduyiil,Bil-nyang, Mabior Adel and Muut.
“We have received comprehensive information this morning that the clashes involved an attack emanating from Pakam of Rumbek North County , Gok-Tooch of Cueibet County of Lakes state and Nuer Adoi of Panyi-Jaar County of Unity state,” Wol Mayom Bol, the Warrap state minister of information and communication said in a statement issued on Thursday.
It said that the South Sudan People’s Defense Force Division 11 under Maj. Gen Kongor Bashir was dispatched and managed to quell the violence.
Col. Kuol Muor Muor, the Governor of Warrap State also strongly condemned the violence and extended condolences to the families of those killed in the clashes.
The Warrap state information minister called on the government of Lakes state and Unity state to expedite cooperation with the government of Warrap state in order to trace the perpetrators so that they are held accountable.
The violence came in the aftermath of the deadly clashes between armed youth from Warrap state and Ngok Dinka community in Abyei Special Administrative Area from January 27-28 that left 54 people killed including two UN peacekeepers.
