One police officer was killed and another wounded after an attack carried out by an unknown gunman at Hai Kosti in Wau town on Saturday morning, a local official said.
Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Sunday, Mel Aleu Goc, Wau town mayor, said a police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack by an unidentified gunman at Kosti residential area.
He attributed the motive behind the incident to personal differences between the perpetrator and the victim. The municipal official pointed out that police authorities are still pursuing the perpetrator.
The mayor claimed that the security situation returned to normal in Wau town after security measures taken by the municipality in coordination with the state government, while describing some criminal activities in residential areas as “isolated cases”.