South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Waure Eddy
The Network for Civil Society Organizations (NeCSOs) in Western Equatoria State, is alarmed by the brutal attack on humanitarian workers from Rural Development Action Aid (RDAA).
On May 20, 2025, RDAA, a national non-governmental organization, was targeted in an armed assault at Nambara Bridge along Tambura Road, just after Yangiri Payam in Ezo County.
This attack resulted in the deaths of Mr. Muchuzi Johnson, a Ugandan driver for Fast Transporters Company Ltd., and Mr. Daiman William Mburo, a local community member.
The incident displaced 19 humanitarian workers and involved the burning of an aid truck by the assailants. The attack occurred while the RDAA was constructing Nambara Bridge as part of the UNMISS Aided 2024/2025 quick impact projects in the state.
In a press statement, Mr. Michael Dakpari Peter, a representative of the Network for Civil Society Organizations, emphasized the need for safety for humanitarian workers and agencies in WES and South Sudan as a whole.
Michael said that humanitarian workers are protected persons. By virtue of common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, all parties to an armed conflict must protect individuals not participating in the conflict.
County Commissioner of Ezo, Hon. Abel Sudan, condemned the attack by armed assailants on humanitarian workers. He noted that he has deployed forces in the area to pursue the armed men.
“This barbaric act against innocent people must stop. Those hiding in the bush should come out and cease killing, kidnapping, and looting the properties of innocent individuals. They should focus on farming instead,” Hon. Sudan said.
Hon. Sudan added that the Nambara Bridge, where the armed attack took place, connects Yambio, Tambura, and Wau. He assured that efforts are underway with the forces to track the armed assailants.
The attack on aid workers at Nambara Bridge could be considered an act of terrorism within the context of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566 (2004).
