Authorities in Adior County of South Sudan’s Eastern Lakes State say about three children were abducted and hundreds of cattle raided by a group of armed men on Sunday.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Monday, Adior County Commissioner Johnson Malual Achiek said the raiders attacked the area at about 4 PM stealing the cattle and kidnapping the three children aged between 7 and 11 years.
Malual added that security forces in the country are pursuing the criminals who are on run. He noted that this recent raid follows a disarmament exercise done by the state government to enhance peaceful coexistence.
The local official claimed that the armed group is from neighboring Panyijiar County.
Radio Tamazuj efforts to reach Panyijiar county authorities to comment on the story were unsuccessful.