At least three people have been killed in an attack by gunmen in Likuangule County in South Sudan's Boma State on Satuday, a local official said.

Boma’s Information Minister Deko Konyi told Radio Tamazuj that gunmen attacked Lokormach Payam and that 3 people were killed and another one injured.

The local official pointed out that the attackers also took heads of cattle. “The attackers are affiliated to SPLM-IO because they were armed. The number of the attackers could reach 5, 000,” he said.

The state information minister further said the attack violates the cessation of hostilities agreement signed with the rebels.

Rebel spokesman William Gatjiath Deng denied their responsibility for the attack on Likuangule County in Boma State on Sunday. Instead, he accused the government of violating the cessation of hostilities agreement.

“No SPLA-IO forces went to Likuangule to carry out attacks there,” Gatjiath said.