Opposition officials say unidentified armed men on Sunday killed eight civilians in Doma County within the opposition-controlled 'Sobat State', located in Upper Nile region.
Yien Puoch Ruot, information minister for the opposition SPLM-IO in Sobat State, told Radio Tamazuj Monday that eight people were killed and seven others badly injured when unknown armed men attacked the area of Doma.
He added that the attackers torched citizens’ houses during the attack.
“Many houses have been torched by the attackers. Also, the injured people have been sent to Ulang Hospital for treatment,” he said.
The opposition official said the attack was carried out by unknown assailants.” We don’t want to accuse anyone that’s why we said the attack was launched by unidentified criminals,” he said.
Yien further said they strongly condemn the incident in which innocent civilians lost their lives in the area. He noted that the attackers were repulsed and that the security situation returned to normal.