Local authorities in Duk County of Jonglei State said one person was killed and two others injured in a foiled cattle raid carried out by armed men in the county’s Duk Pagak area on Friday.
John Chatim, the Duk County commissioner, told Radio Tamazuj the attack was foiled by Duk Pagak youth on Friday afternoon and that the area is calm despite the incident.
“Those cattle raiders attacked our youth who were herding their cattle. They clashed but they were overpowered and left one person dead while two of the local youth were injured,” he said.
The county commissioner accused armed youth suspected to have crossed from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) of involvement in the attack.
Major Majak Daniel Tuor, the state police spokesperson, said the county is calm despite the incident and called on the residents there to take precautionary measures, saying they are not able to adequately discharge duties due to the floods.
For his part, Lokali Amae Bullen, the GPAA chief administrator, said he has been informed of the incident and that it is being investigated.