Cueibet County Commissioner Mayom Malek says they have arrested a suspect linked to the killing of one person from Konakuang clan in Duaj area of Lakes State on 27 April.
Malek told Radio Tamazuj that other two people from the Konakuang clan were killed yesterday afternoon in a separate incident.
He pointed out that the attack was carried out by an armed group from the same clan.
The county official explained that the assailants and victims hail from the same clan called Konakuang.
“We have already calmed down the situation so that families of the victim don’t retaliate,” said Malek.
The commissioner disclosed that he requested security forces from the state headquarters in Rumbek town to help arrest the criminals who are still at large.
Separately, Mayom Malek said a two-day peace conference between Cueibet and Rumbek North counties would be convened today Thursday in Pagoor area. He said the conference includes chiefs and local authorities in the two counties as well as representatives of the UN mission in the area.