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Armed group blocked humanitarian agencies from delivering services

On 2.8.2016. EZO. An armed group of youth has continued to block humanitarian agencies from delivering aid to the area, says the Commissioner of Ezo. Mr. Luciano Bakinde said roads leading to the county have been blocked for a month now leaving residents in dire need of assistance. He said Ezo has n ...

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Gunmen kill one in Morobo County; residents in fear

People of Morobo were in fear on Wednesday morning after the dead body of a man was found thrown in Gulumbi which is three miles from Morobo, sources said.The man was thought to have been killed Tuesday night by armed men. The move has increased the level of fear that already existed among the peopl ...

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Community leader killed in Yei

A community leader in Lasu Payam in Yei River County has been shot dead in his house by unknown gunmen.Elder Loputu Lo-Baringi of Libogo Boma was attacked and killed last evening.During a visit to the area after the killing, Yei River state Governor condemned the act in strongest terms.Lokonga Moses ...

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Herder killed, 47 cattle stolen in cattle raid in Jonglei

At least one pastoralist was killed and 47 cattle stolen on Saturday in an attack by cattle raiders in Twic EastCounty of South Sudan’s Jonglei State.Commissioner of Twic East county Dau Akuei Jurkuch told Radio Tamazuj a group of cattle raiders attacked a cattle camp in one of the villages ki ...

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Two South Sudanese citizens killed in Yei road ambush

Two South Sudanese citizens are dead after their vehicle came under attack outside of Yei yesterday, their employers said.The vehicle belonging to the Danish Demining Group organization was carrying seven passengers to work from Yei in Central Equatoria state in the early morning Tuesday when i ...

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Female INGO worker mugged outside restaurant

At around 22:15hrs, reports were received of a female expat INGO worker being mugged outside of a restaurant/hotel in the Hai Malakal area. The perpetrator was said to have been hiding crouching down next to a car before pushing the INGO worker down and grabbing at her backpack. ...

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Criminals attempted to break into INGO's office

We received reports of an attempted break-in into an INGO compound in Hai Malakal of Juba at around 03:00hrs. The (1) perpetrator tried to force the bolts of the gate with a steel rod but was noticed by the security guards. After realizing he had been seen, the would-be intruder ...

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Unknown gunmen stopped INGO along Kapoeta road

An NNGO vehicle was stopped twice by armed men on the road between Kapoeta East and Boma. According to reports, the vehicle was first stopped by armed men in uniforms just before reaching Kassingor and were forced to take the men near the barracks west of the main road. Once complying with the reque ...

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Unknown gunmen stormed Kajo-Keji prision

According to reports, unknown armed men stormed the prison barracks in Kajo Keji, abducted 6 prison guards and released 40 prisoners at around 21:00hrs. The armed men are said to have left with 11 automatic rifles. No injuries were reported. There are unconfirmed reports of 1 to 3 people being relea ...

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Policeman killed in South Sudan’s Lakes state

A policeman was on Thursday shot dead by an unknown gunman in South Sudan’s Lakes state capital, Rumbek, family members disclosed.The deceased, Deng Nyibang Deng, hailed from Western Bahr el Ghazal state.A relative of the deceased, speaking on condition of anonymity, decried the recentg ...