20 Humanitarian workers abducted in Northern Liech State

On 13.11.2016. Bentiu. A state cabinet official of the new Northern Liech State government says that 20 humanitarian workers were abducted on Sunday in Nhialdiu. Lam Tungwar Kueigwong, Information and Youth and Culture Minister of Northern Liech State, one of three successor states of Unity State, blamed “Riek Machar supporters” for the abductions which took place when they briefly overran the town yesterday. Riek Machar is the chairman of SPLM-IO, the largest rebel group in South Sudan, which controls parts of Unity State.In a message to Radio Tamazuj last night he stated, “A big number of humanitarian workers numbering to 20 were abducted by Riek Machar supporters yesterday after they briefly and surprisingly captured the town of Nhialdiu and took those people with them however the government recaptured the town after few hours later.