South Sudanese refugee dies by suicide at Kenya’s Dadaab camp

A South Sudanese refugee was found dead after a suspected suicide at Dadaab camp in Kenya’s Garissa County, according to Kenyan media.

A South Sudanese refugee was found dead after a suspected suicide at Dadaab camp in Kenya’s Garissa County, according to Kenyan media.

Kenya’s The Star news website reported on Thursday that the body of Abdiraham Banther Ajak, 38, was found hanging in his room at Block S4 within Ifo camp.

The motive of the incident is yet to be known.

Police said they moved the body to a local mortuary for autopsy.

The victim was among thousands who are being hosted at the camp as refugees.

There are more than 50,000 refugees at the camp. Some are being reintegrated and repatriated to various countries that agree to take them.

Refugees from Somalia are the largest group compared to those from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Uganda.