A group of youth broke into the stores of the World Food Programme in Raja County, Western Bahr el Ghazal State and looted dozens of bags of dry food. 

The youth in Deim Zubeir Payam attempted to steal bags of sorghum and lentils after they disagreed with the amount of rations they were receiving as payment for their work.

Raja County Commissioner James Benjamin told Radio Miraya, “Injustice in the distribution of sorghum led to a disagreement among the group. They opposed that this food for work is not equivalent to the work they have done. They suggested that it should be increased."

"People were many and protested. The group ran to the stores and looted numbers of bags of sorghum, 38 bags, and more than 20 bags of lentils. Security forces entered the area. Police and army chased the protesters and all the people and now the area is calm."

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