Kenya authorities have arrested 25 Sudanese and South Sudanese youth suspected to be behind an attack on two secondary schools in Kakuma Refugee Camp last week, camp leaders said.

Aweng Lueth Chol, head of the Upper Nile community at the camp, told Radio Tamazuj that a group of Sudanese and South Sudanese youth from the camp had attacked the Kakuma and Green Light Secondary Schools.

He pointed out that the incident resulted in the wounding of 13 students and teachers, prompting the police to launch a campaign of mass arrests among refugees in the camp on Thursday.

"Our youth had attacked two schools and fled, so the Kenyan police came and arrested 8 Sudanese youth and 17 South Sudanese," Aweng said.

He called on the police authorities to release the arrested youth, saying the arrested refugees are innocent.

The community leader also urged the government of South Sudan to coordinate the issue with the Kenyan government to release the arrested youth.