Authorities in the newly created Tonj State says SPLA soldiers exchanged gunshots with cattle rustlers. One raider was shot dead and three were wounded.
A local radio station cited administrator James Ngoth Agai saying armed youths managed to run away with nine cows after exchanging gunshots with SPLA.
He says three suspects with gunshot wounds have been taken to Manyang Ngok Cuei Cok health facility for treatment.
“The incident occurred last evening at around 5:00 pm near the river. The cattle raiders have ran away with 9 cows. Those cattle raiders were civilians, we have soldiers around that river, so they trying to make an exchange of big guns. So one person has shot dead and three has got injured,” he said, according to the report yesterday.