Acting Northern Bahr el Ghazal Governor Salva Chol Ayat yesterday accepted to pay compensation to families of five people killed by a policeman in Aweil town in July.
Garang Diing, one of the victims’ relatives, told Radio Tamazuj they met the acting governor who agreed to pay them following their protest. Garang commended Salva’s decision.
In late July, police authorities announced that a policeman shot dead five people in Aweil town before he was killed by the police. The perpetrator had accused some of his victims of having an affair with his wife, but the families of the five victims deny the claim.
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Photo: Salva Chol Ayat