National Security officer suspected of killing his own child in Juba

Residents in Jebel Area near the National Security headquarters over the weekend said that a National Security officer is behind bars for allegedly killing his own child early last week.

Residents in Jebel Area near the National Security headquarters over the weekend said that a National Security officer is behind bars for allegedly killing his own child early last week.

The residents said the NSS officer last week killed his child by strangling.

A resident who attended the funeral of the child said the mother explained to the other mourners that the child was taken to be killed: “The father told me to bring the child so that they sleep together. He sends me to sleep in another separate room.”

“I left him with the child. Shortly I heard my husband calling me to come and see the child. I did not know what happened but when I went inside I saw the child on the bed lying dead,” she said.

The officer is reported to be have handed over himself to where he works at the National Security headquarters where he is still behind bars.

Neighbors of the officer claim that the man and his wife were not on good terms in recent days.