Authorities in Boma state said they are searching for children allegedly abducted and cattle stolen from Bor North County in neighboring Jonglei state.

This comes after the governor of Jonglei state Philip Aguer called on Boma authorities return all stolen cattle and abducted children.

The newly appointed minister of local government in Boma, Simon Logocho Gain, told Radio Tamazuj yesterday that his government has not yet identified the local youth who allegedly abducted children and stole cattle from Jonglei state.

The official pointed out that his government will go to various villages to search for the abductors and bring them to book. However, the official   did not give a definite timeframe.

“We want to know whether what is being said by the Jonglei government is true or not and then know who exactly carried out the attack,” he said.

Deadly cattle raids are common between the Murle and Dinka Bor in greator Jonglei often including abductions of children and women as wives or to care for stolen cattle.