A man was killed and a child abducted in an attack by cattle raiders suspected to be from the Murle tribe in Pochalla County in South Sudan’s Boma state on Sunday, a local official said.
The incident took place at Alari area near Pochalla.
Pochalla County Commissioner Jay Adingora Alual told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday the attackers had abducted two children but one child managed to escape and returned home.
He further said villagers went to rescue the abducted children exchanged fire with the abductors, resulting in the killing of one person.