The Member of Parliament representing Mundri West County in the National Parliament has been shot and injured. Joseph Ngere Paciko was shot in the leg by an unknown gunman in Mundri West county of Western Equatoria State on Thursday night.

 Speaking to Radio Miraya yesterday, the acting commissioner of Mundri West John Cleopas confirmed the incident and said authorities are pursuing the attacker. He says the injured MP has been flown to Juba for treatment.

“This happened yesterday around ten past eleven o’clock when Hon. Joseph Ngere was on his way from the place of a funeral going to his home. Just at the ECS main building under the tree, a certain unknown gunman stopped him and said who are you and he said I am Hon. Joseph Ngere. At that time he decided to fire three bullets – two on his leg and one missed him."

"When he was down, the gunman escaped … Only one bullet is still on his leg then the other one went through but one bullet is still on his leg.”