A military official from South Sudan on Wednesday survived an assassination attempt after unknown gunmen opened fire at him in a local restaurant in Uganda’s Moyo District.

Uganda's Daily Monitor reported that Capt Oliver Duku, the South Sudan Spy Chief based in Kajo-Keji County in South Sudan’s Yei River State, managed to disarm his attackers who escaped shortly after the incident. Reportedly, Duku had come to Moyo town to transact some business.

The officer in charge of Moyo police station, Denis Ocircan, confirmed the incident. He said police had already commenced investigations in an attempt to track down on the two gunmen believed to be South Sudan nationals.

In an interview with Saturday Monitor, Capt Duku said he had been having tea with friends when he was attacked.

“I saw a man coming from behind while shouting out my name, that he will kill me. He pointed a pistol at me. In the process I grabbed the gun and two bullets were released after overpowering them,” he narrated.

Duku identified one of the assailants as a businessman in Kajo-Keji County.

Photo: Moyo District in Uganda