Local authorities in Rubkona County of Unity State confirmed that 2 people, a Sudanese nomad, and Nuer, were killed in revenge attacks last week in Panakuac Payam on the border with Sudan.
The commissioner of Rubkona County, Gatluak Whicar, told Radio Tamazuj there were 2 incidents of murder last week but that the situation was now normal.
“A gunman from the Arab nomads killed somebody who was looking after his cow and they took his rifle and ran away but when the relatives of the victims came they found the dead body in the forest and this is where they went and killed a person from the Sudanese Arab nomadic tribe in revenge,” Commissioner Whicar said.
He said after the killing, the local authorities and their Sudanese counterparts intervened to resolve the situation but that there are still issues of cattle theft.
“The situation in Rubkona County is normal,” Commissioner Whicar said. “There is no fighting in Panakuac but there was a killing which happened last week where I sent my deputy and he came back with the report that he has settled down the situation (sic).”
He added: “There are still allegations of cows being taken by the Arab nomads. About 60 cows have been taken. Only 2 people have died on both sides; one from the Sudanese Arab nomads and one from Nuer, South Sudan.”