Police authorities in South Sudan’s Yei River County of Central Equatoria State said its criminal investigation unit arrested a man accused of killing his close friend in Tore Payam last week.
Yei Police Commissioner Yoasa Lujanga Kamba told Radio Tamazuj that the suspect is undergoing thorough investigation at the police station to determine the circumstances surrounding the murder before a court ruling.
“We have apprehended the suspect and he is under investigation. We shall find out the cause of the problem that led to the killing of Charles Kawadi killed by a suspect called Sabatore,” he said. “They were together drinking alcohol and when they got drunk, they started fighting. The fight then resulted in into death of Charles Kawadi but the police are doing more investigations."
Lujang further revealed that said security agencies are hunting for a man accused of killing a 50-year-old man in Goja Boma of Yei River County.
He reported that murder and suicide cases are becoming rampant in Yei River County over the past few weeks.