Armed oppistion in Western Bahr el Ghazal accused government of killing civilians

 On 16.10.2016. Wau.  South Sudan’s opposition faction in Western Bahr al Ghazal State has accused government troops of targeted killings of nine civilians including four women in separate incidents in Wau town. Col. Nicola Gabriel Adam, spokesperson of the SPLA-IO in Wau, told Radio Tamazuj yesterday that the government forces killed nine villagers who were heading to Wau town with their agriculturalproducts last week. Nicola further said the government forces looted citizen’s agricultural products. Meanwhile, an elderly woman who as among the group that was allegedly attacked by the government forces confirmed the incident. She told Radio Tamazuj that they were 14 women and 10 men riding motorcycles carrying agricultural products for sale.