An officer at the South Sudan Prison’s Service died after a grenade he was carrying accidentally exploded in his house on Tuesday night in Jonglei State’s Bor town.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Thursday, Chol Achiek Deng, Jonglei’s acting police commissioner said the deceased identified as Majok Achiek died on the spot after the explosion at his home in Achengdir neighborhood.
Chol said the deceased had defied an order prohibiting the possession of weapons in residential areas after working hours.
“The officer carried the grenade at home where it busted accidentally and killed him; this is against the guidelines of our daily operations,” Chol Achiek Deng said.
Chol warned other officers against holding weapons in residential places, saying the police will take measures against those found in defiance of the order.