At least five people were killed and four others sustained gunshot wounds in fighting between members of the clans of the Anin section of the Pakam community of Rumbek North County.
The revenge clashes on Friday followed the death at a hospital of a person wounded two years ago during the Fih and the Anin clash on Thursday.
Police spokesperson Maj Elijah Mabor Makuac confirmed to Radio Tamazuj on Friday that five people were killed and four others were wounded in the fighting.
“We received information this morning that fighting erupted between two sub clans of the Anin, residing here in Rumbek Central County,” he said.
“The fighting took place at Amer Village and spread to Mathiang Village,” he added.
“The first information we received was that three people were killed and three others were wounded, but this afternoon we received information from our forces that the death toll was between three and five people and four others wounded,” Makuac said.
He said security forces were still on the ground and had reported managing to disperse the warring parties.
The reason for the fighting, Makuac explained, was revenge for someone who was shot two years ago and was under medical care, but unfortunately died and the relatives immediately sought revenge.
He appealed to communities to refrain from any kind of revenge attacks.
The Lakes State Civil Society Network Chairperson, Angelina Adhel, condemned the fighting and said it was a warning to the government to maintain a security alert.
Adhel urged the Lakes State Government to heighten the security surveillance, especially in the cattle camps where flare-ups were common.